In Griechenland brennt die Luft

Quelle:  http://www.occupiedlondon.org/blog/

"Tens of thousands of people have entered the demonstration for the general strike today, with some prediction estimating the demonstration in Athens being up to 100, 000 people. Clashes with police have begun already in the early afternoon in Athens and Thessoloniki, with protesters throwing molotovs at police in front of Parliament in Syntagma square in Athens, a riot police bus burned near Parliament, and a goverrnment building as well as hotels attacked with molotovs.

-3.35pm – About 1,500 people are outside the police headquarters Thessoloniki where there are about 28 people arrested. A witness from the demonstration in Thessolonii reported to 98 radio in Athens that he saw an unmarked van arrive to the demonstration and take away three people. There is no further information regarding this report.

-Most recent reports say that around 2.30om the police managed to split and scatter the demonstration at the GSEE after there were clashes in front of Polytechnio. Some people went to the GSEE union headquarters where there were more people, but here arrived more police who scattered people with beatings and teargas. Unconfirmed reports say that people moved into the Polytechnio, Exarcia, and Plaza Victoria recently. There are reports of riots in and around Exarcia and that it is impossible to enter the neighborhood.

-There is a confirmed report that a police riot squad bus was burned sometime around 1.30 directly in front of the national garden next to Parliament.

-In front of the Polytechnio there is a confirmed report that a Delta force of about 7 police on motorcycles were attacked by protesters when the police motorcycles drove into the demonstration. They were thrown from their motorcycles and the motorcycles were attacked, as well as the policemen.

-The entrance of the Minister of Economics building was burned after a molotov attack in the beggining of the demonstration. From here the majority of the demonstration headed to the parliament after the police split the demonstration.

-The police split the demonstration again at the Parliament using tear gas and beatings. However, people returned to the Parliament anyway and regrouped, and this is when the riot police bus was burned.

-Reports say that all the luxurious cars in front of the Grand Bretagne and the Saint George hotels directly in front of Parliament have been burned in the past few hours. Also there are reports that protesters attacked with fire the entrances to these hotels, and that there in damage to the buildings. These are the most luxurious hotels in the capital.

-There is a confirmed report that the Ex-Minister of the New Democracy Party has been beaten by protesters and has a head injury.

There is an unknown number of arrests in Athens. One person in Syntagma has been injured after being run over by a police motorcycle by either DIAS or DELTA police, he has been hospitalized. Reports say that there is a massive amount of teargas being deployed by the police in Syntagma.

In Athens the general strike demonstration began at 11 with a gathering at the archeological museum.

At 16:00 (GMT+2) protesters in Athens were clashing with riot police in front of the Polytechnic, while barricades have been erected all along Patision st. and the sourounding Exarcheia. Thousand of people refuse to leave the streets and the squares of the city -after the more than 100,000 strong march, they are regroupinhg all around the centre and clash with the police for most of the day. The atmosphere smells of tear gas while rubbish bins are in flames everywhere downtown.

Earlier the ministry of finance was attacked by the strikers while big clashes took place in front of the parliament in Syntagma square where the police lines were scattered under a rain of molotov cocktails at about 13:30 (GMT+2). Police threw gas bombs on the main body of the demo, but the march continued with loud chanting, police attacked the demontsrators in front of the Athens University and Sina st.

A few thousands of strikers attempted to occupy the HQ of the national trade unions (GSEE). GSEE executives are controlled by the governing PASOK party and in practice support the governmental measures while they have refused to represent the workers in any effective way. Strong police forces protected GSEE offices by the strikers, after clashes, the strikers returned towards Omonoia from 3rd Septmeber st.

Earlier the former minister Hastzidakis was seen near the parliament and was beatten up by strikers…"

hier noch einige Links:

 http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=1237694 (Bilder)

 http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=1237676 (Bilder + Video)

 http://athens.indymedia.org/front.php3?lang=el&article_id=1237654 (Bilder)

 http://de.euronews.net/2010/12/15/gewalt-bei-protesten-in-athen/ (Video)

 http://de.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idDEBEE6BE0BG20101215

 http://derstandard.at/1291455140257/Schwere-Ausschreitungen-Griechischer-Streik-schlaegt-in-Krawalle-um

 http://www.bild.de/BILD/politik/wirtschaft/2010/12/15/griechenland-ausnahmezustand/blutige-randale-in-athen.html (mit Video)