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Event title
Greece - Clashes in Exarchia lead to 114 arrests in Athens
Source
Severity
High
Event date (UTC)
2026-03-29 13:47:45
Last update (UTC)
2026-03-29 13:47:45
Area range
Local event
Address/Affected area(s)
Exarchia, Athens
Clashes erupted early Sunday in Athens’ Exarchia district between riot police and masked individuals.Around 4 a.m., a group of about 30 people threw stones and bottles at a police unit and set fire to trash bins at the intersection of Tzavela and Emmanouil Benaki streets.
The protesters later entered a nearby business and closed its shutters. Authorities, with a prosecutor at the scene, detained 114 people following the incidents.