Outraged by a shipwreck that killed at least 78 migrants in Greece, activists and residents poured a red liquid into fountains to emulate blood during a rally in Thessaloniki on June 15.

The footage also shows protesters holding a huge placard that reads "Stop pushbacks, you murderers!".

According to the filmer of this clip, EU and Greek flags were burned and police confronted protesters who wanted to march towards the Headquarters of the Greek Coast Guard at the port of Thessaloniki.

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Thousands of people staged protests in Greece’s capital Athens and Thessaloniki city on Thursday evening (15/06) over the causes that led to the Pylos shipwreck tragedy with migrants off the country’s southwestern coast that left at least 79 dead.

Footage shows protesters holding a huge placard reading in Greek "Stop pushbacks, you murderers!" and fountains painted in red as a reference to the hundreds drowned and missing from the wreck.

During the rally, police confronted protesters who want to march towards the Headquarters of the Greek Coast Guard at the port of Thessaloniki Greece, while EU and Greek flags were burned