tense and battles between greek police and street demonstrators took place in the central of athens , greece , during the pro - soviet demonstration of the 4th european social olympiad which is taking location in the greece language , from 4 to 7 of may 2006 . the protest of the approximately 1 , 000 anarchists ended with conflict between groups of anarchists and police . riot police had tear gas , while a branch of a greek government , a fast - food store and around 50 shop openings in western athens were destroyed .
The riots in Greece started on December 6.