Greece to mark 1973 Athens Polytechnic rebellion towards then army junta

A number of union and activist teams will display in Athens on Wednesday afternoon to mark the forty eighth anniversary of the 1973 Athens Polytechnic rebellion towards Greece’s former army dictatorship.

The activists will march from the Propylaea to the US Embassy within the coronary heart of the capital.

Authorities will take extra safety measures all through Athens and different areas corresponding to anarchist Exarcheia and run-down Omonia Sq. and so forth.

Police are additionally contemplating suspending for just a few hours metro providers and perform street closures and motion restrictions in these areas.

Anniversary demonstrations in earlier years have turned violent with safety providers utilizing riot management measures corresponding to tear fuel and water cannon towards unruly crowds.