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The man, who was not identified but who police said was aged between 25 and 30, appeared to take a running jump from the eastern side of the ancient citadel as tourists looked on in shock. According to police, suicide leaps from the 150-meter-high Acropolis...
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We chose this monument to democracy, this global monument, to proclaim our resistance to state violence and demand rights in education and work," one protester, who declined to give his name, told Reuters. "(We did it) to send a message globally and to...
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Practitioners of the ancient Greek religion gathered among the ruined temples at the Acropolis Sunday, praying to Athena to stop the removal of sculptures and pieces of the temples to museums. Participants claimed it was the first such gathering since...