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Helena Smith in Athens

Thousands take to streets in Greece in protest over 2008 shooting of teenager

Protesters march in Athens during the 14th anniversary of the 2008 fatal police shooting of teenager Alexis Grigoropoulos.
Protesters march in Athens during the 14th anniversary of the 2008 fatal police shooting of teenager Alexis Grigoropoulos. Photograph: Michael Varaklas/AP

Thousands of people have joined protests in Athens, Thessaloniki and other Greek cities to commemorate the fatal police shooting of a teenager, hours after violence erupted over a similar incident in the north of the country.

Police estimated more than 11,000 protesters had joined protests on Tuesday amid fears of renewed clashes as a Romany boy, shot in the head by an officer, fought for his life.

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