Greece has seen days of protests and riots across the country [AFP]
Published On 12 Dec 200812 Dec 2008
The killing of a 15-year-old teenager by police initiated the anger displayed by Greek youth [EPA]
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Police announced that two officers had been arrested for their roles in the boy's death, one was later charged with murder [EPA]
As news of the death spread, hundreds of protesters took to the streets [EPA]
Some chose peaceful methods of protest [AFP]
While hundreds of others clashed with riot police, lobbing stones and fire bombs at them [EPA]
Stores have been looted and hotels attacked [AFP]
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And Athens' giant Christmas tree was burned to the ground in front of the Greek parliament [Reuters]
The violence spread from the capital to Thessaloniki, Greece's second-largest city, as well as Chania on the island of Crete [EPA]
Youths even burnt Greek flags at the spot where Andreas Grigoropoulos, the 15-year-old boy, was shot dead [AFP]
Authorities have fought back, using tear gas to disperse the crowds of protesters [AFP]
And arresting scores of people [AFP]
But despite those efforts, hundreds of fires have been lit across the Greek capital [AFP]
Protests continued into a fourth and fifth day, with more destruction around Athens [Reuters]
A general strike demonstration, planned in advance of the crisis, took place on the fifth day, with thousands of people rallying in front of parliament and in other cities [AFP]
Rioters joined the demonstrations which provided an opportunity for more violence [AFP]
