Battle of Thessaloniki: Greek riot police blast tear gas and water cannons in bid to stop 15,000 activists protesting mandatory vaccines from reaching area where PM was delivering economic address
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Protesters gathered near the venue of Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' annual economic address
- Police fired tear gas, water cannons to disperse demonstrators who hurled flares at officers in Thessaloniki
- Demonstrators protested mandatory vaccines that began in July for health care workers, nursing home staff
- Policy has seen nearly 6,000 unvaccinated health care staff suspended and could be expanded to teachers
Posted by: Skidmark 2021-09-12 |