An average of 20 crimes a day are committed in Greece. Their number is much higher than three years ago and a large number of the attacks and thefts are carried out under the threat of firearms.

The protest quickly turned into a battle between the police and the young people who caused unrest. The situation was brought under control relatively quickly, but the authorities were blamed for putting at risk the security of ordinary citizens.

The foreign debt of Greece remains unsustainable and Brussels wants a greater voluntary haircut of the obligation on government bond loans provided by the private sector. There is still no consensus on the matter.

A group of protesters tried to break the hydraulic wall along Vassilias Sofias Avenue and the police dispersed them with tear gas, reports Anastasia Balezdrova.

All opposition parties want the resignation of the Cypriot President. He and his party rejected the report of the committee whereby Christofias has political and personal responsibility for the blast, which killed 13 people.

The victim is a 35-year-old-man of Kurdish origin, the anti-terrorism service has undertaken the case.