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65-year old protester Xenophon Lougaris dies during today’s General Strike demonstration in Athens; heart failure following tear gas inhaling flagged as most probable cause of death

UPDATE, 16.35 GMT+2 The name of the 65-year old protester is reported to be Xenophon Lougaris.

UPDATE, 15.45 GMT+2 It appears that the protester who died today was 65-years old (not 67 as originally reported), a member of PAME and an ex-shipyard worker who was out of work (via radiobubble).

A 67-year old male demonstration died in Athens today, after inhaling the tear gas thrown by the police against the demonstration. The 67-year old was transferred to the Evaggelismos hospital, where doctors soon pronounced him dead.

At least five more demonstrators were injured by the police’s attack against the demonstration. A minimum of 50 detentions of demonstrators have been confirmed so far, even though the number is expected to be much higher.

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5 Comments

  1. Marc wrote:

    RIP

    All gets out on streets!

    Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 1:45 pm | Permalink
  2. Polli wrote:

    Disgousting!

    Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 10:04 pm | Permalink
  3. Jasper wrote:

    I heard there are some more protests planned in Athens tomorrow. Do you know where? I want to take some photos.

    Friday, October 19, 2012 at 4:17 pm | Permalink
  4. ET wrote:

    @JASPER:
    you’re a spam, “yeuth.eu”

    Friday, October 19, 2012 at 10:56 pm | Permalink
  5. Doug wrote:

    You guys need some Kiva Field Reps to help out with loans. Start getting people to apply. Citizens around the world would love to help out. http://www.kiva.org/partners/info

    Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 10:10 pm | Permalink

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