(6 Dec 2024)
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Athens, Greece – 6 December 2024
1. Wide of students marching in central Athens and riot police following them
2. Close of student protest
3. Mid of student protest
4. Various of students marching
5. Various of riot police
6. Mid of protest
7. Close of riot police
8. Various of students marching and riot police following them
9. Wide of students marching in front of Parliament
10. Various of police in front of Greek Parliament
11. Wide of protest
STORYLINE:
Thousands of students protested Friday in the Greece’s capital Athens marking 16 years since the police shooting of a 15-year-old high school student Alexandros Grigoropoulos, whose death sparked riots and annual demonstrations.
Authorities are deploying 5,000 police officers, drones, helicopters, and water cannon vehicles to monitor gatherings in central Athens and a district where the shooting occurred.
Road closures, subway station shutdowns, and public transportation are also planned as part of the city’s heightened security measures.
Alexandros Grigoropoulos, a 15-year-old high school student, was fatally shot by a police officer 16 years ago, sparking days of rioting.
His death remains a rallying point for annual demonstrations that often turn violent.
Despite heavy rainfall in the Greek capital Friday, some 5,000 police officers are expected to patrol the city Friday, focusing on a central district where the shooting occurred.
Police will also deploy water cannon vehicles as well as drones, and helicopters to monitor the demonstrations, and maintain a strong presence near embassies, ministries, and other potential rallying sites.
Authorities said road closures and traffic diversions will be imposed progressively.
Changes to public transportation schedules are also planned, with two central subway stations to be closed for much of the day.
A police officer arrested for the shooting of Grigoropoulos was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2010 but was released in 2019 after his sentence was reduced.
That decision was upheld at a retrial three years later. A second officer was also convicted as an accomplice and released on parole after serving three years in prison.
AP video by Srdjan Nedeljkovic
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