Thousands Expected to March to U.S. Embassy in Athens
Thousands of Greeks are expected to march to the U.S. Embassy in Athens to mark the anniversary of the 1973 crackdown on a student uprising against the military dictatorship then ruling Greece.
20th November 1973: A tank taking up position in one of the main streets of Athens during riots in which nine people died when students demonstrated against NATO and the rule of the Greek colonels.
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Athens, Greece (AP) -- Hundreds of youths attacked police in Greece's two largest cities on Friday, hurling rocks, flares and gas bombs, following a large, peaceful march to mark the anniversary of the 1973 crackdown on a student uprising against Greece's former military dictatorship.
At least two people were injured.