Flaming February

摘要

The pattern has become familiar: a late night austerity vote in the Greek parlia ment, a riot in the square outside. This time, the violence went further, as gangs of hooded youths set ablaze almost 50 build ings in the city's historic centre. Several Athenian landmarks, including a 19th cen tury mansion, now a popular cinema, were gutted. Shops selling luxury goods were looted. The smell of tear gas and soot lingered for days.