THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) – Authorities in Greece on Saturday detained 313 individuals in a raid on the college campus of the nation’s second-largest metropolis, Thessaloniki, after riot police had been attacked by mobs of individuals hurling greater than 100 Molotov cocktails.
Greek police stated roving teams of individuals carrying hoods emerged from the campus of the Aristotle College of Thessaloniki within the predawn hours Saturday to assault a squad of riot police. The unit is normally deployed a long way from the campus to quell any disturbances after all-night events that happen on college grounds.
Police stated all 313 individuals had been launched with out being charged.
Such assaults towards riot police close to the college campus are usually not unusual nevertheless it’s the primary time that so many individuals had been detained after such a conflict throughout which an unusually excessive variety of firebombs was used.
Riot police used tear gasoline and stun grenades to beat again the attackers. One officer was taken to a navy hospital for burns to his face and leg whereas a 21-year-old civilian was handled for respiratory issues, police stated.
The college stated in an announcement that off-campus “extremists” along with some people from inside college grounds had dedicated the assaults. They stated an investigation is underway to find out if any college students had taken half. They added that no permission had been granted for any celebration to happen on college grounds.
