Athens police fire teargas at protesting youths

Riot police fired teargas at youths throwing rocks and petrol bombs during a day of rolling demonstrations on the 6 December 2010 in central Athens by students and leftwing groups.

The clashes erupted after several thousand students marched to parliament to mark the death of a 15-year-old schoolboy shot by a Greek police officer on 6 December 2008.

Separately, police arrested on the 5th December 2010 six people on terrorism charges, including two suspected members of the Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire, and seized heavy weaponry and explosives in raids in Athens and several other cities.

BBC News, 6.12.10: Greek protesters mark teenage death with police clashes http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11926343

ESO: Background information: Greek officer gets life for killing boy http://www.europeansources.info/record/greek-officer-gets-life-for-killing-boy/

Deutsche Welle, 6.12.10: Greek police arrest six for suspected terrorist links http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,6297611,00.html

France24, 6.12.10: Clashes erupt in Athens on anniversary of teen shooting http://www.france24.com/en/20101206-clashes-erupt-athens-anniversary-teen-shooting-greece

Kathimerini, 6.12.10: Six terror suspects arrested http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100002_06/12/2010_121645

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