New round of incidents in Thessaloniki: Fires, stone warfare and chemicals outside the settlement of Agia Sophia (Photos, video)

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According to information, some of those gathered are shooting with rifles – Traffic on Pontou Street has been stopped

Tension prevails at this time outside the settlement of Agia Sophia in Thessaloniki. A while ago there were incidents between Roma who are gathered in Pontou Street, and police forces.

Specifically, young Roma tried to set up a second roadblock near a gas station, on Pontou Street. Police forces tried to prevent them using chemicals.

Then some of them threw stones at the policemen while according to information some of the gathered are shooting with rifles.

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Roma, they have already set fire to tires, garbage and wood, shouting slogans. Vehicular traffic was stopped.

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The new round of tension is coming a few hours after the policeman’s apology and the decision to place him under house arrest.

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Earlier, during the policeman’s apology, groups of Roma had gathered outside the Thessaloniki courts shouting slogans demanding “justice be served”, while a similar call had been made by people belonging to the wider anti-authoritarian space. The atmosphere was particularly tense as the Roma burned banknotes to show the non-existent value of money in front of human life.

According to the president of Roma Central Macedonia, Panagiotis Sampanis, the 16-year-old’s parents “did not accept very positively the decision” to put him under house arrest. the policeman.

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