According to ELAS, the police were responding to an attack with stones and flares. However, eyewitnesses dispute this, asserting that the police initiated the violence.
Reports indicate that 18 people—14 men and four women—were detained, with 10 officially arrested. The police claim that the confrontation began when a group of individuals threw projectiles at officers near the junction of Kifissias and Panormou.
The police claimed that a group of individuals threw stones and flares at officers as they were departing from the junction of Kifissias and Panormou.
#Greece | Pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in #Athens on the anniversary of October 7 and marched towards the US and Israeli Embassies. Police attacked the protesters and many were detained.#antireport #7October #Palastine https://t.co/01XXIhUBMc pic.twitter.com/ZB2VCQn8Af
— Vedat Yeler (@vedatyeler_) October 7, 2024
Greek police intervened with chemical gas and sound bombs against those protesting against the Zionist state of Israel. #antireport #athens #greece #Palestina #AqsaFlood #FreePalestine pic.twitter.com/fUnYrniio0
— Partizan Yunanistan (@partizanGreece1) October 7, 2024
Ένταση και 18 προσαγωγές (14 άντρες και 4 γυναίκες) μετά το πέρας της πορείας, στη συμβολή των οδών Κηφισού και Πανόρμου. #παλαιστίνη pic.twitter.com/9kxtEUOlel
— EFSYN (@EFSYNTAKTON) October 7, 2024
#Greece | A pro-Palestinian protester reacts to police violence in Athens… pic.twitter.com/NGWRvLL77H
— Vedat Yeler (@vedatyeler_) October 7, 2024
Πορεία για την Παλαιστίνη: Τα ΜΑΤ χτυπούσαν κόσμο στην Πανόρμου κι έριχναν κρότου λάμψης δίπλα σε οδηγούς. #Παλαιστινη #antireport
🎥 @AvgiOnline pic.twitter.com/DodvwBqbhc
— idiotypos 🍉 (@idiotypos) October 7, 2024
A video circulating online shows a member of the riot police (MAT) hitting a protester without provocation, while another officer attempts to restrain him.
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