Greeks protest against Golden Dawn attack on Communists

Thousands of Greeks took to the streets of Athens on Friday to protest against a violent attack on Communist party members by supporters of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party which left nine people in hospital with serious injuries.

In what was described as the most violent incident since the extremist group was elected to parliament last year – about 50 men wielding crowbars and bats set upon leftists as they distributed posters in the working class area of Perama, near Piraeus late on Thursday.

In a statement KKE, the Communist party of Greece, said: “The way in which they acted and the weapons employed … are evidence of the murderous nature of the attack.”

With the Communist party preparing to stage a youth festival in the coming days, Thursday’s midnight assault comes amid mounting fears that the far right is trying to cultivate an atmosphere of civil war in Greece. Prominent members of the virulently anti-immigrant Golden Dawn have openly predicted that the debt-stricken country is heading towards civil war.

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