Keratea struggle in “civil war twist” as riot police indiscriminately storm houses

Keratea struggle in “civil war twist” as riot police indiscriminately
storm houses in the town and 1,000 people besiege the local police station
for hours in response

February 8, 2011 Occupied London

(Breaking news, post to be updated later tonight)

The struggle of locals in the area of Keratea in Attica against the
construction of a landfill in their area has been going since December 12,
2010. Near-daily clashes of  the locals with the riot police occupying the
site of the planned landfill have taken a new twist tonight: Riot police
stormed the town itself, breaking in houses and arresting at least one
30-year resident who, according to the locals, has been entirely
uninvolved in the clashes. According to the ex-mayor of Keratea, the 30
year old’s mother had a heart attack after watching her son being
arrested.

At the time of writing (19.40 GMT+2) more than 1,000 enraged locals have
besieged the local police station, hurling stones, sticks and molotov
cocktails to the police guarding it. A local described the scene as
“reminiscent of the civil war”.

More info as it comes.