The police are on alert in the area for fear of incidents
No serious incidents occurredyesterday’s marches in Patras for the anniversary of the murder of the student Alexis Grigoropoulos were completed
However, the local ELAS remains in stand-by for possible mobilizations by Roma groups and in Achaia, after the incidents in Thessaloniki and Athens, for the injury of a 16-year-old by a policeman, who is hospitalized in a critical condition at “Ippokrateio”.
Late at night, in Patras on Antheias Street, a small group of Roma – about 10 people – blocked traffic at the height of the railway line and set fire to garbage cans.
Concern over extension of episodes with Roma
Until the early morning hours of Tuesday the situation was unregulated in and around the Roma camp in Riganokambo, Patras.
In the area, the Police rushed from the first moment, stopping the traffic of vehicles and there was a police force around the perimeter, in the presence of the Security Commander, as well as fire brigade forces.
The Roma had set fire to bins and tires on Herakleous Street, next to the camp, and had gathered around them, holding stones and clubs. In fact, at regular intervals young people threw stones at the police, while during the night they tried to light a fire in Perimetriki.
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