Riot police fought running street battles with masked youths once more after an Athens rally Friday, in the first major test of the new Greek Cabinet's vow to crack down on violence after nationwide riots last month.
The rally came two days after conservative Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis reshuffled his Cabinet and promised tougher policing to counter the "catastrophic violence" of last month's riots, which were sparked by the Dec. 6 fatal police shooting of a teenager.
Dozens of youths broke away from the rally by students protesting the 15-year-old's death and other issues. They hurled rocks and flares at riot police, who responded with tear …
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