Greek protesters clash with police during Pompeo visit
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More than 5,000 demonstrators marched to the US Embassy in the Greek capital, Athens, on Saturday in protest against the visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Police briefly scuffled with some protesters who threw red paint at a statue of US President Harry S. Truman.

President Truman backed the Greek government during the country's 1946-9 Civil War against communist ex-partisans.

President Truman backed the Greek government during the country's 1946-9 Civil War against communist ex-partisans.

Individuals participating in the protest, organised by the Greece labour union, burned a US and NATO flag outside the embassy and chanted slogans before leaving.

During his visit to Greece, Pompeo and Greece's foreign minister signed a revised defence cooperation pact, which US officials described as critical to responding to new security challenges in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Greece and the United States have signed an amendment of the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement.

Greece and the United States have signed an amendment of the Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement.

The deal provides for increasing joint US-Greece and NATO activity at Larissa, Stefanovikio, and Alexandroupoli as well as infrastructure and other improvements at Souda Bay naval base.

Protesters expressed opposition to the presence of US bases in Greece.

The demonstration was organised by the Greece labour union

The demonstration was organised by the Greece labour union

Source(s): AFP ,AP
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