Athens police detain five at anarchist march marking fatal blast
Police made four detentions and one arrest as anti-authoritarian groups marched in central Athens on Saturday, marking two years since a fatal explosion.
Greek police detained four people and arrested one man during a march by anti-authoritarian groups through central Athens on Saturday, police said. The man was arrested for violating the law on fireworks and flares.
The march, which closed the Syntagma metro station by police order around midday before it reopened, marked two years since an explosion in an apartment on Arkadias Street in the Ampelokipoi district that killed anarchist Kyriakos Xymitiris, Greek outlets in.gr and Newsbomb reported.
Separately on Saturday, a security alert over a suspicious object prompted traffic restrictions on Syngrou Avenue, at the junction with Vourvachi Street, NewsIT reported. The road reopened to traffic once the alert ended and nothing suspicious was found there, after officers checked the area near the junction.
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What we know
- 2+ outlets · in.gr, Newsbomb Police made four detentions and one arrest during an anti-authoritarian march in central Athens on Saturday.
- 1 outlet · in.gr The man arrested was held for violating the law on fireworks and flares, police said.
- 1 outlet · in.gr The march marked two years since a fatal explosion that killed anarchist Kyriakos Xymitiris in the Ampelokipoi district.
- 1 outlet · NewsIT A separate suspicious-object alert briefly closed part of Syngrou Avenue to traffic; nothing suspicious was found.
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Why it matters for Europe
The march is a recurring flashpoint in Athens, drawing anti-authoritarian groups each year to commemorate Xymitiris's death, with police routinely closing central streets and metro stations as a precaution.
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Questions and answers
- What happened at the Athens march?
- Police detained four people and arrested one man during an anti-authoritarian march in central Athens on Saturday.
- What was the march about?
- It marked two years since a fatal explosion that killed anarchist Kyriakos Xymitiris in an apartment in the Ampelokipoi district.
- Was there a separate security incident?
- Yes. A suspicious-object alert briefly closed part of Syngrou Avenue to traffic; nothing suspicious was found.
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