Violence at music festivals
Groups of youths rioted after two music concerts this weekend, leading to one policeman being hospitalized and at least six cars being destroyed, according to authorities. The first incident occurred after a concert in Gazi, near central Athens, on Friday night. Some 20 youths attacked a plainclothes officer outside the Kerameikos metro station at about 10 p.m. The assailants used pieces of wood and other objects to beat the policeman. The officer was taken to the hospital where he is being treated and in stable condition. A second riot took place at the Olympic baseball venue in Hellenikon, southern Athens, on Saturday night when tens of youths went on the rampage at the «Ejekt» music festival. Youths wearing crash helmets gatecrashed the venue, vandalized the facilities and burned six cars. Another two vehicles were also damaged as the remainder of the concert was canceled and the audience told to leave the venue. No arrests were made after either incident.
