Violence continues in an agitated Greece
In Greece, officials are struggling to calm a fifth day of rioting after a fifteen year old was shot and killed by police. It’s the latest chapter in tensions between the people and law enforcement. The upheaval comes at a difficult time for the ruling New Democratic Party that’s been clinging to a thin majority in parliament and is now facing renewed calls from the opposition to step down. Malcolm Brabant from the BBC joins us now from Athens
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