[ppi] [ppiindia] Protests erupt amid Rice visit to Athens

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            EPA/ALEXANDROS BELTES  
            Protests erupt amid Rice visit to Athens  
            The Associated Press

            TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2006
           


           
            ATHENS, Greece Riot squads fired tear gas Tuesday at masked youths 
hurling gasoline bombs and rocks after they tried to break through a police 
cordon to reach the building where U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was 
meeting with the Greek foreign minister. 

            The youths set fire to at least one delivery van and smashed many 
store fronts in one of Athens' premier shopping areas as they were chased by 
police away from central Syntagma Square. The violence and more than a dozen 
tear gas canisters fired by police led to the breakup of a demonstration by 
about 3,000 people who had gathered in two separate rallies. One had been 
organized by the Communist Party and another by anti-globalization activists. 

            The clashes broke out as Rice met with Greek Foreign Minister Dora 
Bakoyannis and a couple of hours before she was to meet with Prime Minister 
Costas Caramanlis. 

            Police had warned protesters not to try to march into the square. 

            "Condoleezza killer go home, hands off Iran," read one banner at 
the Communist gathering, attended by more than 2,000 people. Speakers condemned 
the United States on issues ranging from the embargo on Cuba to NATO's 1999 
bombing of Serbia. 

            At the anti-globalization rally, a few hundred protesters 
demonstrated against U.S. policy against Iran. 

            "I am here to say no to the war against Iraq, against Iran and all 
the countries which disagree with American policies. Maybe there are many 
terrorists, but the people are innocent," said protester Chris Vagenis. 

            Police said more than 5,000 uniformed officers have been deployed 
around Athens during the one-day visit, which was expected to finish in the 
early afternoon when Rice leaves for Turkey. She will then visit Bulgaria for a 
meeting of NATO foreign ministers. 

            There were few traffic problems around the capital despite the road 
blocks as many Athenians remained in the countryside and provinces for Orthodox 
Christian Easter. Many Greeks had extended the three-day weekend through to the 
May 1 Labor Day holiday. 

            The date of Rice's visit, originally planned for Thursday, was 
changed following threats of major demonstrations against the wars in Iraq and 
Afghanistan. 

            It was the first official trip by a U.S. secretary of state to 
Greece in 20 years. In March 1986, Secretary of State George Schultz's visit 
coincided with a terrorist bombing. 

            Greece is considered a hotbed of anti-Americanism in Europe and 
protests caused former Secretary of State Colin Powell to cancel two planned 
visits - one in late 2003 and another during the Athens Olympics in 2004. 

            Threatened protests also forced former U.S. President Bill Clinton 
to shorten a 1999 visit, which was marred by clashes between police and 
anti-globalization activists. 

           
               
     


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