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Athens and Thessaloniki were gripped with riots overnight, as groups of anarchists and drug dealers caused serious trouble.

The neighborhood of Exarchia, once again became a battlefield, after the end of clebrations for the 45th anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising.

The centre of Athens and surrounding areas will be in complete lock-down, on Tuesday, as 3,000 police officers have been deployed in fear of possible riots by different groups marching on occasion of the 8th anniversary of the murder of 15-year-old student, Andreas Grigoropoulos in Exarchia by police.