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| Gunmen shoot policeman in Athens | |
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| A Greek riot policeman has been seriously injured by two men with Kalashnikov automatic weapons in central Athens, officials say. | |
| The officer was part of a unit guarding the culture ministry when the pre-dawn attack took place. | The officer was part of a unit guarding the culture ministry when the pre-dawn attack took place. |
| The policeman was taken to hospital and was due being operated on. | |
| A huge manhunt is under way. Last month Greece saw its worst riots in decades after the fatal shooting by police of a teenager in Athens. | A huge manhunt is under way. Last month Greece saw its worst riots in decades after the fatal shooting by police of a teenager in Athens. |
| Police say 20 shots were fired by the attackers. | |
| They say the 21-year-old officer spotted the gunmen and warned his colleagues shortly before he was hit in the chest and leg. | They say the 21-year-old officer spotted the gunmen and warned his colleagues shortly before he was hit in the chest and leg. |
| A number of people have been taken in for questioning. | A number of people have been taken in for questioning. |
| The incident took place in the Exarchia district, close to where Athens teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos was shot by a policeman last month. | The incident took place in the Exarchia district, close to where Athens teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos was shot by a policeman last month. |
| His death sparked weeks of clashes between rioters and security forces. | His death sparked weeks of clashes between rioters and security forces. |
| The policeman accused of shooting the teenager has been charged with murder. | The policeman accused of shooting the teenager has been charged with murder. |
| Monday's attack came nearly two weeks after a similar shooting in Athens in which gunmen fired two automatic rifles at a riot police bus as it passed by a university campus outside the city centre. | Monday's attack came nearly two weeks after a similar shooting in Athens in which gunmen fired two automatic rifles at a riot police bus as it passed by a university campus outside the city centre. |
| None of about 20 police on board the bus at the time were injured. | None of about 20 police on board the bus at the time were injured. |