Panepistimiou metro station ordered closed ahead of rally
Athens police have ordered the closure of Panespistimio metro station from 6 p.m. until further notice.
Services will pass through the station without stopping.
The decision to close the station was taken ahead of a protest rally scheduled for 7 p.m. at Athens University.
The rally is calling for justice following the death on Tuesday of a 16-year-old Roma youth who was shot in a police chase last week in Thessaloniki.
Police across the country were placed on alert by the force’s Athens headquarters following the death of the teenager.
Some bus services in western Attica were also suspended on Tuesday evening and disruptions to the suburban Proastiakos rail services were reported due to fires being lit on the tracks.
