© Reuters / Alkis KonstantinidisClashes in Athens as Greek students demonstrate against a draft bill changing university entrance requirements
The Greek capital was plunged into chaos after hooded rioters threw flares at police officers, who responded with tear gas. The protests were sparked by planned changes to educational policies.
Some 2,000 people, most of them youth, took to the streets of Athens on Monday to demonstrate against a draft bill altering requirements for university entrance.
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"Give money for education and not for NATO slaughter," they were heard shouting.
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However, the protest turned violent after about a hundred
hooded rioters started throwing flares, petrol bombs and rocks at police officers near the parliament building. Police resorted to shooting rounds of tear gas to contain the riot.
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Protests in the Greek capital eventually calmed down, and
no arrests were made.
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The Greek Education Ministry reforms propose
curriculum changes in the final year of high school. In addition, the students will have to undergo uniform entrance exams to enroll at university.
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However, students insist that the alterations will only add to the exam burden.
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