The World - News from Nov. 19, 1985
Hundreds of angry protesters rampaged through central Athens in the wake of street violence in which police shot a 15-year-old to death. The protesters entered the grounds of the Athens Polytechnic Institute and threw gasoline bombs and stones into the street. They also smashed bank and shop windows and set fire to a department store. Earlier in the day, Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou condemned as “abominable” the slaying of the youth, Michael Kaltezas, who died as police clashed with youths Sunday night.
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