Heavy clashes broke out in Thessaloniki on Thursday night (November 17) after the end of the commemorative march for the 49th anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising. Hooded men launched multiple attacks with a "rain" of Molotov cocktails against police forces, outside the university campus of Thessaloniki. Police responded with extended use of tear gas and flash grenades, while water cannon vehicles were used in an attempt to disperse rioters

Earlier a massive march attended by thousands took place in the center of the city as part of the events for the 49th anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising was completed, Protesters burned USA flags in front of the US Consulate of Thessaloniki while chanting anti-imperialism slogans

Thousands of Greeks marched through central Athens and other cities on Thursday to mark the 49th anniversary of a violently quashed students’ uprising in 1973 that helped topple the military junta which then ruled the country.

Heavy clashes broke out in Thessaloniki on Thursday night (17.11.2022) after the end of the commemorative march for the 49th anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising. Hooded men launched multiple attacks with a "rain" of Molotov cocktails against police forces, outside the university campus of Thessaloniki. Police responded with extended use of tear gas and flash grenades, while water cannon vehicles were used in an attempt to disperse rioters

Earlier a massive march attended by thousands took place in the center of the city as part of the events for the 49th anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising was completed, Protesters burned USA flags in front of the US Consulate of Thessaloniki while chanting anti-imperialism slogans

Thousands of Greeks marched through central Athens and other cities on Thursday to mark the 49th anniversary of a violently quashed students’ uprising in 1973 that helped topple the military junta which then ruled the country.