Tensions flared at Syntagma Square during a protest over the Tempi tragedy on Sunday, with police firing stun grenades after a small groupwhich cut off from the main protesters started hurling molotov cocktails.The clashes occurred in front of the Parliament, around Syntagma Square, and on the square itself, resulting in some arressts.

Government spokesperson Aristotelia Peloni on Wednesday described the incidents that occurred in the Athens district of Nea Smyrni on Tuesday night as "sad and divisive".

Strong police forces with riot control forces (MAT) have lined up at the site of the 37th GSEE (General Confederation of Labour) Congress in Kavouri.