Masked attackers injure three students at Athens university assembly

About 50 masked people attacked students during a general assembly at the University of Athens campus in Zografou on Wednesday afternoon. The meeting had been organized by the Mathematics Students Association ahead of the November 17 three-day period.

The attackers entered from two separate points, one through the Physics Department gate and the other through an auxiliary entrance of the Mathematics Department. They gathered outside the lecture hall where the assembly was taking place and launched the assault.

“When someone attacks with axes and clubs, we are talking about serious injuries. A child has serious burns from a Molotov cocktail because he grabbed the fire.”

The assailants wore helmets and carried axes, clubs, sticks, and Molotov cocktails. They initially targeted people guarding the meeting process before turning against the other participants.

Three people were injured in the clash. One student suffered burns after his shirt caught fire from a Molotov cocktail explosion. A second student was beaten but avoided more serious injury because he was wearing a helmet. The third and most seriously injured student was first struck with the back of an axe.

Emergency medical services arrived to take the injured away. The attack interrupted the scheduled general assembly.