(Kathimerini) The creators of the giant puppet Little Amal, which is on a 5,000-mile journey from Turkey to Britain to highlight the plight of Syrian refugees and the stories of the millions of youngsters traveling alone, cancelled the procession of the figure through a central Athens neighbourhood on Friday after extreme-right protestors gathered in the area.
There were violent scenes around Karaiskaki Square, in Metaxourgio, where extreme right-wing elements and anti-authoritarian counter-protesters had gathered.
Police fired tear gas and flash grenades at anti-authoritarians, who they said attacked a riot police squad.
On Thursday, the procession of the Amal puppet proceeded peacefully from Asomaton Square in Monastiraki to the Technopolis cultural centre.
