News report

News report

Shots were fired at an anti-riot van in Athens and youths damaged a police car as 2,000 students marched in new protests after police killed a teenager.

At the start of the march, twelve youths toppled a police vehicle, but the police officers in cars were unscathed.

Earlier , shots were fired at a riot police van in Athens, missing the 23 officers on board but hitting the engine. One of the van's tyres also burst.

A group calling itself "Popular Action" claimed responsibility for the strike.

Youths have targeted police stations and torched police vehicles over the killing of 15-year-old Alexis by a police bullet.

Alexis was fatally shot on December 6 by a police officer who claims he fired into the air while he was under attack by a group of youths.

Opinions

In my opinion, the youyhs should not have shot the riot police's vehicle. Even though the police, gouverment may be in the wrong, but what the youths are doing may injured or even cause the death of the riot police. The riot police are only doing their jobs- to stop riots. Furthermore, the police shot Alexis accidentaly and when you are under attack by a group of youths, you will most probaly miss your target.(In this case, the 'target' is air.) So the youths who attacked the policeman is also in the wrong.