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Greek youths attack French institute
Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:38am EST
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By Daniel Flynn and Renee Maltezou
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek youths firebombed the French cultural institute in Athens on Friday and hundreds of students marched in a 14th day of anti-government protests set off by the police killing of a teenage boy.
A gang of about 20 youths attacked the French Institute in Athens, burning its exterior and smashing windows in its interior courtyard, but no one was injured in the attack.
Greece's worst unrest in decades, sparked by the December 6 police killing of a 15-year-old, have fed on anger at youth unemployment, government reforms and the global economic crisis.
"We had already, after the incidents last week, warned (French) travelers to Greece to take care in city centers," said French Ambassador Christophe Farnaud, who added it was too early to say why the institute had been targeted. "We're now going to consider what steps are appropriate."
In western Athens, hundreds of school pupils holding a banner reading "Their Terrorism Will Not Work" marched through the streets to protest against the shooting in the hand of a 16-year-old boy on Wednesday by an unidentified gunman.
A police spokesman said no officers were in the area at the time of the shooting and an investigation was under way.
In a sign that tensions may be cooling, a rally by Greece's two main union federations outside parliament to protest against the 2009 budget attracted only a few dozen people. Protesters held a banner reading "Down With The Government Of Murderers."
The protests have caused hundreds of millions of euros in damage, rocking a conservative government which has a one-seat majority and trails the opposition in polls. Some analysts say months of street protests could force early elections.
"This country is experiencing a social and political crisis," said Dimitris Thodorakis, 21, a university student. "This government has done a lot worse than smash shops, it caused scandals and it doesn't care for the average citizen."
BRACED FOR TROUBLE
Police braced for trouble after a concert outside Athens university, the epicenter of the disturbances, due to start in the afternoon in memory of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos.
"This is a protest concert against the dead-end facing young people. The government must leave," said Maria Gasparinatou, 35, a bank worker. Hundreds of students gathered at the site.
The protests have driven Greek bond spreads -- a measure of perceived risk -- to record levels above German benchmark bonds. Ministers say the unrest has tarnished Greece's image overseas.
On Thursday, groups of protesters hurled stones and firebombs at police outside parliament after they split away from some 7,000 union marchers protesting at economic policies.
"I don't agree with the riots, but when students called for us to hit the streets I came. I understand their problems and their demands," said Eleni Spetseri, 60, a lawyer. Continued...
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