Tensions broke out between police and protesters in Thessaloniki on Wednesday at the annual commemoration of the Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey nearly a century ago. Police used pepper spray to disperse the 250 protesters, mostly from Greek-Armenian groups, who had gathered outside the Turkish consulate in the northern city of Thessaloniki, enetenglish.gr. reported.
The incident occurred when a number of protesters challenged a riot police cordon, demanding permission to hand a protest petition to consulate staff.