Here are a few photos from last night. There was some sporadic action with protesters overturning some dumpsters and setting them on fire. What was interesting how mundane of an action this was as none of the “average citizens” reacted as if anything special was happening. There is a real resentment towards the police here and the level of antagonism between people and the police is very high.
The gathering at the memorial for Alexandros Grigoropoulos, the young man who was shot last year, was peaceful but subdued. A steady rain kept people off the streets. However, December 6th is the actual anniversary of the shooting and mass demonstrations are expected for today.
Photos are over on flickr: Athens Demo December 5, 2009
