Protesters clash with Greek police over university eviction

THESSALONIKI, Greece — A protestation march by 1,500 far-left activists successful the bluish Greek metropolis of Thessaloniki turned convulsive Saturday towards its end, erstwhile immoderate protesters threw firebombs and rocks astatine riot police, who responded with stun grenades and teardrop gas.

Police prevented the marchers from reaching their intended destination, the field of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Thirty radical were detained, of whom 27 volition look charges, constabulary said.

The march was the culmination of a week of protests implicit the New Year’s Eve eviction of activists who had occupied a country astatine the university’s biology section for 34 years.

The concern did not disturb the department’s functioning and the country had go an enactment hub. The section decided it needed the country to grow its room and constabulary broke done a locked doorway into the room, which was bare astatine the time.

Activists re-occupied the country connected Jan. 10 but were evicted successful a caller constabulary cognition the pursuing day. Fifteen radical were arrested and their proceedings has been scheduled for Friday.