THESSALONIKI, Greece — Police in Greece’s second-largest city say a protest rally that determined nationalists staged near an international trade fair where the prime minister was keynote speaker resulted in eight arrests. Authorities in Thessaloniki estimated that 6,000 people attended Saturday’s rally opposing Greece’s agreement with neighbouring Macedonia to end their long dispute over the latter’s name. The demonstrators tried to reach the venue for the trade fair. Some threw items at the officers who blocked them, and clashes with police continued late into the night. Thessaloniki police say 15 officers were injured and the eight people arrested included a minor.

Source: National Post September 09, 2018 14:26 UTC