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Athens shuts down – Annual Polytechnic march toward the US Embassy underway (photos-video)

Emergency traffic regulations are in effect

Newsroom November 17 03:47

The anniversary march for the revolt of the Polytechnic is currently underway in downtown Athens. At the head of the march is the blood-stained flag which is carried by the hands of PASP members and will end up at the American embassy.

Meanwhile, many pre-gatherings are in progress, with more than 200 people in Klathmonos Square and 1,000 in Patision Street preparing to march towards Stadiou Avenue. So far the Police have made 18 arrests.

Shortly after 1:30 p.m., the gates of the Polytechnic University were closed and in a short time, the event of the November 17th Commemoration Committee will take place, during which the recitation of the anthem of the Polytechnic University uprising will take place after the invocation of the dead. Commemorations for the anniversary on November 17 will culminate with a long march to the American embassy.

The centre of Athens is gradually closing down, in view of the established march to the American embassy, ​​on the anniversary of the student uprising of ΄73.

In the meantime, emergency traffic regulations will be in effect on the road network of the wider area of ​​the center of Athens, until 6 am on Friday, November 18. Also, bus and trolley routes and stops have been modified.

Regarding fixed transport, it has been announced that the “Megaron Music Hall” metro station will close at 15:00 and the “Syntagma” and “Evangelismos” stations will close at 16:30. Trains will pass through the stations non-stop, with the stations expected to open after the march to the US embassy is completed in the late afternoon.

Trains will pass through the stations non-stop, and the stations are expected to open after the end of the march to the US embassy in the late afternoon.

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Traffic regulations will be imposed in a large part of the center of Athens, depending on the movement of the demonstrators and the developments. Parking and vehicle traffic is prohibited until Friday morning around the historic building of the Polytechnic on Patision Street and in a radius that includes Kaningos Square, Exarcheion Square, and the Archaeological Museum.

The Traffic Police appeals to drivers to avoid the movement and parking of their vehicles in the areas of the events, the route of the march, and around the US embassy, ​​as well as in the wider area of ​​the center, both to serve them and to prevent additional traffic problems.

 

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