Demonstrators were seen throwing molotov cocktails at officers and smashing paving stones, while police fired volleys of tear gas and stun grenades into the crowd near the capital’s Syntagma Square.
Flights and rail services have been cancelled, ferries halted and public transportation across the country has been severely disrupted.
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Read MoreFriday’s protests, among the largest since Greece’s debt crisis a decade ago, have been fuelled by public resentment against the conservative government’s perceived inaction.
Critics say that politicians should be held accountable for failures that led up to the crash, but so far only rail officials have been charged with any crimes.
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