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  • A Gang of Greek Activists Torched the Skouries Gold Mine

    Last Sunday 50 masked men armed with Molotov cocktails stormed a gold mine in northern Greece. After torching bulldozers and trucks belonging to Canadian mining company El Dorado and its Greek subsidiary Hellenic Gold, the group used tree trunks to block police and firefighters from reaching the site. It was just one of many recent moments of drama unfolding around the opening of a gold mining site in one of the oldest forests in Greece. Full story

    2013 Feb 21 Yiannis Baboulias News
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