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Ten arrested after police clears squat in Athens municipal theater 

Ten arrested after police clears squat in Athens municipal theater 

Ten people were arrested on Thursday morning after police officers removed squatters from a building housing the Olympia Municipal Music Theater Maria Callas in central Athens.

The suspects, five men and five women, are facing charges of disrupting the operation of a service, illegal violence and aggravated damage to foreign property.

The building on Akadimias Street had been occupied since February 24 by a group of workers and students who said were employed “in dance” protesting over their educational and professional qualifications, according to an announcement issued by the squatters. 

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