Anarchists Burn Athens Police Vehicles
Pastor Dale Morgan
Anarchists Burn Athens Police Vehicles*
The Associated Press
Thursday, April 26, 2007; 10:19 PM
ATHENS, Greece -- Suspected anarchists threw gasoline bombs at cars
parked outside a central Athens police station on Thursday, destroying
12 vehicles in the latest in a series of arson attacks, authorities said.
Police said two patrol cars, four unmarked police cars and a police
motorcycle were among the burned vehicles. There were no injuries or
arrests.
The attack reportedly was carried out by a group of 30 to 40 masked
youths in the capital's Exarcheia district, a traditional stronghold for
anarchists. The youths escaped on foot.
Anarchists have stepped up arson attacks to show solidarity with inmate
protests in Greek penitentiaries that began after guards allegedly beat
an anarchist bank robbery suspect.
Police said order was restored in all prisons Thursday when about 200
inmates at Malandrinos prison in central Greece _ where the alleged
beating took place _ returned to their cells after four days of protests.