Trouble seems to always be simmering in Greece, which has erupted in violence again in memory of the death in custody of a 15 year old boy, shot by police two years ago today.
Fighting has broken out on the streets in the heart of Athens, alongside memorial rallies intended to mark the second anniversary of Alexandros Grigoripoulis' death. Unions arranged 3-hour work stoppages and 5000 extra police were deployed to the area yesterday, in anticipation of unrest.
The days of rioting after his death caused hundreds of millions of euros damage, and prompted a change in government.
Two months ago the two police involved were convicted on charges of murder, and being an accessory to homicide.
The young man's death has become a focal point for dissatisfaction with the Greek government among a number of dissenting groups.
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