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More clashes in Greece

Published:Monday | December 8, 2008 | 7:01 PM

Fresh clashes have broken out between police and protesters across Greece for a third day, after the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old by police on Saturday.



Hundreds of students battled police in Thessaloniki, while protests turned violent in Trikala, the port of Piraeus, and on the island of Corfu.



Protesters outside the parliament in Athens reportedly broke paving stones and threw the fragments at police.



Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis says extreme elements are taking advantage of the situation to engage in vandalism.



He says he will be compensating businesses that have been damaged.



Meanwhile, a post-mortem is being carried out on the body of Alexandros Grigoropoulos to determine the path of the bullet that killed him.



Two police officers have been arrested in connection with the incident.



The officer who fired contends that it was a ricochet from a warning shot.



However witnesses say it was a direct hit.



The boy\'s family has hired an independent pathologist to ensure there is no cover-up.