Silent protest in Athens over recent fires
{{date|August 30, 2007}}
[[Image:Greek_parliament_demo_fires.jpg|280px|thumb|right|Protest in front of the parliament building {{Image source|[http://www.flickr.com/people/alefbetac/ alefbetac]}}]]
Thousands of [[Greece|Greeks]] gathered last night in [[w:Syntagma Square|Syntagma square]] in front of the parliament building in [[w:Athens|Athens]] to protest over the political response to the fires. 

An estimated 8,000 people attended, after a call for a silent protest had been distributed through e-mail, text messages and eventually the media. 

Although general elections are taking place in two and a half weeks time, the protest was meant to be apolitical. Some protesters taunted riot police, who responded with [[w:Hand grenade#Stun grenades|stun grenade]]s.
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== Related news ==
*{{wikinews|title=Greece on fire, death toll exceeds 60|date=August 27, 2007}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_2173758,00.html
|title=Greek fires spark protest
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|pub=News24
|date=August 30, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6969720.stm
|title=Greeks protest over fire response
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=August 29, 2007}}

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[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]
[[Category:Greece]]
[[Category:Europe]]
[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Fires]]
[[Category:Athens, Greece]]
Protest in front of the parliament building 
Thousands of Greeks gathered last night in Syntagma square in front of the parliament building in Athens to protest over the political response to the fires. 

An estimated 8,000 people attended, after a call for a silent protest had been distributed through e-mail, text messages and eventually the media. 

Although general elections are taking place in two and a half weeks time, the protest was meant to be apolitical. Some protesters taunted riot police, who responded with stun grenades.
Politics and conflicts Greece Europe Disasters and accidents Fires Athens, Greece