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Violent protests in Greece after Romany boy shot by police

Violent protests in Greece after Romany boy shot by police

About 1,500 people take part in protest march in Thessaloniki with teenager in critical condition

Violent protests have broken out in Greece’s second-largest city over the police shooting of a Romany teenager after he allegedly filled his vehicle at a fuel station and drove off without paying.

The 16-year-old boy was being treated at a Thessaloniki hospital where he was in critical condition. The officer who allegedly shot him in the head was arrested and suspended from duty, police in the northern city said.

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