24:40 GMT+2 The Monastiraki assembly decided to march in the centre. An about 500 people march takes place in Thisio and Gazi areas of the centre. Some people from this crowd ended up in Syntagma where they joined the small number of people who had remained there.
23.00-24.00 GMT+2 Updates from the rest of the country
Thessaloniki: A demonstration of about 6000 people moved through the streets heading to the town hall in order to occupy it. The demo also passed before PMs’ offices. At the moment the people are gathered in front of the town hall while police squads are in line at the parallel streets above the city hall.
Kozani, northern Greece: The occupation of the labor center of the city still goes on.
Patra: Open popular assembly carries on.
Chios Island: The town hall has been occupied by demonstrators.
Mytilini, Lesvos Island: A call for a PA’s (mikrofoniki) and a gathering at Sapfous Square has been made earlier.
23:30 GMT+2 Riot police have had all their work leaves recalled for the next few days and have been ordered to be on high alert.
22:30 GMT+2 Despite the profound level of state violence in Athens today, thousands remain in the streets and on Syntagma square, resisting. An assembly is ongoing at Monastiraki square while a barricade has just been erected in Filellinon. There are several police blockades in various points across the city. Since early morning today, there is an ongoing chemical war-fare against the people. DIAS & DELTA motorcycle police attacked and beat up hundreds of demonstrators around Ermou Str, raided university premises and even restaurants beating up tourists and protesters. For the first time ever, the luxurious King George hotel on Syntagma Square has been evacuated.
21:30 GMT+2 The Exarcheia police station and two police jeeps on Tositsa street in the neighbourhood have both been attacked in retaliation for today’s wave of state violence.
20:00 GMT+2 The DIY medical centre that functioned in the metro station of Syntagma Sq. helped more than 500 people who had been injured or went there with severe breathing problems. The Gennimatas general hospital in Athens by now has had 80-100 injured demonstrators, while 170 protestors visited the A&E of Evangelismos hospital by 17:00 (GMT+2).
18:30 GMT+2 a full-scale operation of motorcycle cops raided Ermou st. and all the surrounding streets beating up ruthlessly people in the streets and in restaurants, while they caused damages to shops and in university premises (the dept. of Media Studies of the univ. of Athens) where demonstrators had fled.
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Twitter update, Reports that DIAS Police Beat and Killed a 23 year-old Protester. This Mean’s War
We are unable to confirm that information, Anthony. Twitter link?
it appear’s that was fasle information i posted i’m sorry.
99 non-police casualties reported in 5 hospitals- many with respiratory problems due to gassing-
Police reported to be using old Adamsite-DM gas(‘vomiting gas’-considered to be outmoded and made obsolete by CS gases), contains arsenical compounds -arsenical diphenylaminechlorarsine.
There is 1st hand report from two physicians at syntagma that most of the head injuries they treated were on young people (some teenage) from rocks thrown by police inside the plaza. One 15year old is being treated at a hospital for severe skull fractures.
Various medical volunteers will be coming out with an announcement of their experience and with details on their assessment of the use of deadly chemicals. Most are banned by a UN treaty even for use in war situations.
The latest canisters that were thrown in Syntagma tonight had expired since 95, which may mean they must running low in supplies. Almost all are manufactured by Israel and the US.
Nothing ends, this is just the beggining!
Does not surprise me. People from around the world, when the look at the “crowd control” tools being used against them find that they are almost always manufactured in the U.S. or Israel, two of the worst criminal regimes on the planet.
Seems to me the Greek cops depend on gas and brutality because their training is shit- other riot forces use tighter military type formations to occupy and deny space…(Germany, UK -not that they beat people any less).
There’s obviously a need to spread more info on self-protection, helmets, masks and other gas countermeasures…(portable water containers to immerse canisters?)
Great to see people carrying water sprays for gas relief recently…
advices for self-protection:
-protectors for the body like the cops use them, it’s also usual sports’ equipment for skaters, bmx riders etc.
-instead of motorcycle helmets: basecaps with hard plastics inside, they exist for workers and for bicycle riders and you will be still able to wear a gas mask
what may help to stop the teargas from spreading is to freeze teargas canisters (cs teargas starts to melt from 95 degrees, but is solid at room temperature) with:
-CO2-fire estinguishers
-liquid nitrogen, or nitrogen ice spray
medical advices for protesters:
http://www.endtimesreport.com
/adviceprotesters.html
german cops started end of the eighties protecting themselves with ice-hockey equipment, bmx/skate isn’t good for running! cheap ice-hockey-stuff you will find in east-europe but it’s leather will stink a bit from aftershave.
the best will be to buy police-equipment from Cuba or even cheaper from some corrupt regime.
ask your greek-russian neighbor!
i’ve heard of 1986 cs-canisters from germany used in december 2008!
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