Students Police Clash

Riot police officers clash with protesters outside the public university in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Police joined by officers from a special forces unit entered the grounds of the city's public university where protesters had occupied the principal's office. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Students, police clash in Greece as debate rages over legalising private universities

Demonstrators in Athens attacked police cordons, set fire to trash dumpsters and threw stones at riot police near parliament and later during clashes along the capital’s narrow streets. Police...