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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-10-03
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[01] Citizens Protection ministry bans teargas during pensioners' and
employees' rallies
[01] Citizens Protection ministry bans teargas during pensioners' and
employees' rallies
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras telephoned Alternate Citizen Protection
Minister Nikos Toskas and expressed his displeasure over police use of
tear gas against pensioners protesting in central Athens, asking that
the incident should not be repeated, sources revealed on Monday.
The citizen protection ministry earlier assumed political responsibility
for the decision to make "limited use of tear gas during a pensioners'
demonstration today, on October 3, at the junction of Vassilisis Sofias
Avenue and Irodou Attikou Street." It announced that, in the wake of
the incident, orders have been issued banning all use of tear gas during
demonstrations by workers and pensioners.
Toskas also asked the police to launch an inquiry into why the MAT
riot police resorted to using tear gas, to determine the facts and the
conditions under which the decision was taken.
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