Greece: thousands march after death of Roma boy shot in police chase

The 16-year-old was shot in the head after reportedly driving from service station without paying for 20 euros of petrol

Thousands of protesters have marched through Thessaloniki and Athens, as Roma community leaders appealed for calm after the death of a teenager shot in the head last week during a police chase.

The 16-year-old boy, who has not been officially named, died on Tuesday, eight days after he was shot by a police motorcyclist after reportedly driving away from a service station without paying for 20 euros of petrol.

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