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Greek students attack police stations in Athens

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Thu Dec 11, 2008 5:04am EST

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek high school students attacked police stations around Athens with stones and firebombs on Thursday, injuring one bystander, in a sixth day of rioting sparked by the shooting of a teenager, police said.

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"An elderly bystander was taken to hospital after he was hit by a rock," said a police official who declined to be named.

More than 10 police stations from the coastal suburbs to western working class districts were attacked within one hour, he added.

(Reporting by Lefteris Papadimas; Editing by Charles Dick)
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