Greece Protests After 'Neo-Nazi' Killing

Protesters and police have clashed violently in Greece following the murder of a leftist musician by a suspected neo-Nazi.

Police fired tear gas as thousands of people demonstrated against fascism in Athens, the northern city of Thessaloniki and the western city of Patras.

Around 5,000 people shouting "break down the fascists" and wielding banners that read "fascism, never again" took to the streets in the district of western Athens where 34-year-old Pavlos Fyssas was stabbed to death outside a cafe on Wednesday.

Most protested peacefully, but police officers fired volleys of tear gas at a group of demonstrators who pelted them with wooden sticks and stones, and arrested 23 people.

In Thessaloniki, where some 6,000 people marched, police fired tear gas after some protesters smashed shop windows.

Protesters throw rocks and Molotov cocktails - police fired tear gas

Around 1,000 protesters threw rocks and Molotov cocktails at police in Patras, who responded with tear gas. A retired police officer was injured in the scuffles, according to a police source.

A 45-year-old alleged member of the extreme-right Golden Dawn group who was arrested at the scene has confessed to stabbing Mr Fyssas, a left-wing hip hop singer who, his father said, had been "hunted down" and dealt a "professional" stab blow.

The suspect's wife was also arrested for allegedly giving false evidence to police during the investigation.

Golden Dawn has denied any connection to the murder, which came a few days after a group of communists were beaten by suspected neo-Nazis.

Protesters buckle under the effects of tear gas

The party, which ranks third in opinion polls despite being implicated in violence, has capitalised on the country's recession plight and widespread anger towards mainstream parties for failing to tackle decades of corruption.

It is widely recognised as being a neo-Nazi organisation and its badge has a design resembling a swastika, although it has rejected this label.

Government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou blamed the killing squarely on Golden Dawn, condemning the group's "raw violence" and calling on other parties to "raise a barrier to the vicious circle of tension and violence".

The anti-fascist protests came as around 20,000 people marched peacefully in Athens, Thessaloniki and other cities during a two-day strike called by the civil servants' union Adedy.

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