Banks, shops torched in Greece
2008-12-07 18:49
Salonika, Greece - A dozen banks and shops were torched on Sunday in the northern Greek city of Salonika by protestors demonstrating over the killing of a 15-year-old boy shot dead by police in Athens.
Windows of Salonika's city hall were broken, and the Greek National Bank and Emporiki Bank were targeted as well as clothing stores and supermarkets.
About 2 000 demonstrators rallied on the city's main Egnatia street heading to the regional Macedonia-Thrace ministry where they set fire to garbage bins.
The protest was called by leftist and human rights groups and was part of demonstrations throughout Greece after the shooting death by a police officer of the teenage demonstrator in the capital late on Saturday.
The boy was among a group of 30 youths who threw stones and other missiles at a police car manned by two officers.
One of them left the vehicle and fired shots in the direction of the youth who was hit by three bullets.