Shortly before Greek PM Tsipras spoke at today's huge "No" rally on Syntagma square, scuffles in the crowds of protesters broke out and police have resorted to stun grenades and tear gas.
As Reuters reported, [7] "Greek police threw stun grenades and scuffled with protesters in central Athens on Friday, as a rally got under way in support of a 'No' vote in a Sunday referendum on whether to endorse an aid deal with creditors. The scuffles involved a few dozen people, many dressed in black and wearing helmets but quickly appeared to calm."
Luckily, the violence was scattered and promptly dissipated.
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Instead it has been replaced with one of the biggest people gatherings on Syntagma square in history:
I've stood on this roof a few times over the years - and this is as big a crowd as I can remember. #oxi [9] #greece [10] pic.twitter.com/1vzUlEd2FH [11]
— Mark Lowen (@marklowen) July 3, 2015 [12]
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