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Police arrest 28, detain 13, before the Polytechnic uprising marching

Marching in Athens

Στιγμιότυπο από την χθεσινή πορεία προς την αμερικανική πρεσβεία στην Αθήνα Source: AAP Image/EPA/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU

Heavy police presence in Athens has prevented an escalation of clashes marking the 46th anniversary of a student uprising against the then-ruling Greek military dictatorship.


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By Stergos Kastelloriou

Presented by Themi Kallos

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Heavy police presence in Athens has prevented an escalation of clashes marking the 46th anniversary of a student uprising against the then-ruling Greek military dictatorship.


Over 20,000 people made the traditional march from the National Technical University of Athens, site of the 1973 uprising, to the US Embassy on Sunday.


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