Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn supporters attack migrants following alleged migrant's attack in a barber shop

Alert DateOctober 31, 2012 Country: Greece Address: Aghios Panteleimonas, Athens General Type: Racist violence Racism and discrimination phenomena: Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Muslims, Asylum seekers, Africans/black people Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Daily life
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Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

Attacks against migrants took place in Aghios Panteleimonas, following the alleged stabbing of a 40-year-old barber by a foreigner. Police examined robbery as possible motive, but it was concluded that no money was missing. from the barber's shop. 

Following this incident around 150 persons were gathered in Aghios Panteleimonas, Athens to protest for the attack on the barbe'r's shop. Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn MPs, Elias Panagiotaros, Konstantinos Mparmparousis and Nikolaos Mihos participated in the protest, according to allegations. 

A group of the portesters continued to the police department of Aghios Panteleimonas, where they were blocked by police forces. Finally the group moved on to the Aghios Panteleimonas square, where they committed several attacks against migrants and local shops owned by migrants. [1]

Attacks on migrants and their shops continued the following days in Aghios Panteleimonas area by members of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, causing several damages. The police failed to protect local shops owned by migrants. [2]

Sources:

  1. To Vima, 01.11.2012, Η επίθεση σε κουρέα φέρνει πογκρόμ κατά μεταναστών (The attack against a barber brings pogrom against migrants), http://www.tovima.gr/society/article/?aid=481916, Accessed on 02.11.2012
  2. Newsit, 03.11.2012, Το απίστευτο αλαλούμ στον Αγ. Παντελεήμονα - Με ξεσηκωμό απειλούν οι μετανάστες - Κάτοικοι: "Είμαστε στη μέση" (The ubelievable alaloum in Agios Panteleimonas - Migrants threaten with uprising - Residents: "We are in the middle"), http://www.newsit.gr/default.php?pname=Article&art_id=172091&catid=3, Accessed on 4.11.2012.