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Sasha
18th October 2012, 15:47
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 (http://blog.occupiedlondon.org/2012/10/18/65-year-old-xenophon-lougaris-dies-during-todays-general-strike-demonstration-in-athens-heart-failure-following-tear-gas-inhaling-flagged-as-most-probable-cause-of-death/)

Thursday, October 18, 2012
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 (http://news.radiobubble.gr/)).
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 higherwonder whether pame/kke leadership will finaly solidly blame the cops this time or again put it all on "the hooded provocateurs" because clearly the workers in blue wouldnt attack if the anarchists didnt exist.
RIP may your death not be in vain...

guardian live blog here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/oct/18/eurozone-crisis-eu-summit-greece-strike

Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant'
18th October 2012, 16:28
If a rioter breaks some windows or any company property, it's criminal damage. But if a protestor gets killed because of police tactics, it's dismissed like war-time 'collaterol damage'...at least that's what I reckon will happen here
RIP :(

Delenda Carthago
18th October 2012, 23:12
He died before the clashes with the cops and the tear gases. Just a heart attack.