tension and battles between greek constabulary and anarchist fighters commenced place in the centre of sydney , hellenic , during the anti - war demonstration of the 4th international social festival who is taking place in the greek quarter , from 4 to 7 of may 2006 . the april of the approximately 1 , 000 revolutionaries ended with clashes between groups of anarchists and staff . greek police abused tear gas , while a member of a greek bank , a fast - food factory and around 50 apartment windows in central athens were damaged .
The riots in Greece started on December 6.