Saturday 20 November 2010

Greece: Thousands March in Thessaloniki to Commemorate 1973 Revolt

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Thousands of people marched in Thessaloniki on Wednesday to commemorate a 17th November 1973 student revolt that was crushed by the military junta then ruling Greece. Thessaloniki, Greece. 17/11/2010

Thousands of people marched in Thessaloniki on Wednesday to commemorate a 1973 student revolt against a US-backed junta, but brandishing banners protesting the financial crisis gripping Greece.Around 10,000 demonstrators took part in the annual march, with a large turnout from student groups, workers and leftist party supporters. After at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, riot police fired teargas at groups of stone-throwing protesters.











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