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Limited Incidents erupted outside the Turkish Consulate in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, 24 April 2001 (16:53 UTC+2) Limited incidents erupted outside the Turkish consulate in Thessaloniki where a march of tens of Armenians ended up, held on the occasion of the 86th anniversary of the Armenian genocide that was committed by the Ottoman Turks.
A police force outside the consulate stopped the protesters in their attempt to approach the building and clashes erupted when they tried to break the police line.
One protester was slightly injured.
A rally was also held by Armenians outside the Turkish embassy in
Athens this morning.
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