Greeks hold peaceful march on deadly uprising anniversary
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About 20,000 people have marched peacefully through Athens to mark the anniversary of a bloody anti-dictatorship uprising in 1973
ATHENS, Greece -- Some 20,000 people marched peacefully through Athens on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of a bloody anti-dictatorship uprising in 1973, police said.
More than 5,000 police were deployed to keep order, as violence involving anarchist demonstrators has often marred the annual march to the U.S. Embassy. The event went ahead despite restrictions related to the pandemic, and most of the marchers wore masks.
After the march, minor clashes briefly broke out in another part of town when some youths threw stones at police and set fire to dumpsters.
A similar demonstration was held in Greece's second-largest city of Thessaloniki, with about 14,000 participants. The march ended peacefully, but afterwards youths threw petrol bombs at police who responded with tear gas and a water cannon. No injuries were reported, and police said at least 20 suspected rioters were detained.
