Monday, January 5, 2009

Athens policeman shot by AK-47

"The attack appeared to be well-planned, with concentrated fire from at least two directions," Anarchists well orgranized? I dunno about that. Times Online

A policeman was shot and seriously injured in Athens early today as protesters sprayed automatic fire at officers guarding the Culture Ministry, prompting fears of renewed anarchist violence.

Diamantis Matzounis, the 21-year-old policeman, was reported to be in a critical but stable condition, with bullet wounds over his whole body from chest to legs. He had been one of three members of a ministry police guard fired on by two attackers using AK-47 assault rifles and at least one 9mm pistol.

The bohemian Exarchia district where the ministry is located was cordoned off and more than 70 people taken in for questioning. Thirty-four cartridges found at the scene were sent for ballistics tests.

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