A few thousand protesters who had gathered at the Athens Polytechnic started marching towards the American embassy to protest against the visit of U.S. President Barack Obama, despite a ban announced by police.
Protesters are currently on Stadiou Avenue and will soon meet with riot police vans which have blocked Stadiou at the junction with Amerikis street. Separate protests have been announced for this evening by anarchist groups, the Popular Unity party, anarchists and labour union PAME.
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