Police drone footage shows violence at protest in Athens

Footage released by Greek authorities showed the extent of clashes that erupted in Athens late Tuesday after youths protesting police violence attacked a police station with petrol bombs and severely injured one officer.

The violence erupted during a march by several thousand in the southern Nea Smyrni district of the Greek capital.

Local media said dozens of people attacked a motorcycle police officer with stones and clubs, severely injuring him.

The march to the Nea Smyrni police station was in reaction to an incident on Sunday during police enforcement of pandemic lockdown measures in a square in the same area.

Video showed a police officer repeatedly beating a man who didn't appear to have engaged in any threatening behavior.

Police said officers had earlier been attacked by dozens of people who objected to them trying to issue fines to people who weren't obeying lockdown restrictions.

An investigation has been ordered into Sunday's incident.