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Greeks march to mark 14th anniversary of student killed by police

Students shout slogans while holding a banner depicting 15-year-old student Alexandros Grigoropoulos, who was killed in 2008 by a police officer, during an anniversary rally outside the parliament building in Athens, Greece, December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis

Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of Athens on Tuesday to mark the 14th anniversary of the police killing of a teenage boy, whose death triggered Greece's worst riots in decades.

The annual march to commemorate the fatal shooting of 15-year old Alexandros Grigoropoulos passed by parliament and ended near the Exarchia district where the unarmed boy was shot dead by a policeman. The gathering, which usually draws anti-establishment protesters, was largely peaceful.

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