Police Officer Seriously Hurt As Clashes Break Out At Athens Protests
Faizan Hashmi Published March 09, 2021 | 11:30 PM
Athens, March 9 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 9th Mar, 2021 ) :Greek police said an officer was seriously injured in the head as clashes broke out Tuesday evening at a protest of some 5,000 people in Athens against police violence.
The demonstration follows an uproar over viral video footage showing an officer beating a man with a baton during a patrol to check that people were following Covid-19 restrictions on Sunday.
An AFP journalist at the scene of Tuesday's protest said demonstrators threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at a police station and police responded with tear gas.
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