Anarchist Protesters Set Fire to Shops
Police fired volleys of tear gas in Thessaloniki, near the site of a European Union summit, to disperse about 200 self-styled anarchists who smashed shop windows and set fire to buildings including a McDonald’s.
The anarchists were among 25,000 mainly peaceful anti-capitalist protesters who marched in late afternoon through the Greek city center about 50 miles west of where a two-day EU summit was held.
Riot police rounded up small groups of demonstrators, beating them with sticks and spraying tear gas. Officials said they had arrested about 30 people.
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