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FOUND: Thousands march through athens to mark student uprising - What They Never Told You

The protests Sunday commemorated a 1973 revolt against Greece's ruling junta that saw 24 people killed (Credit: AFP)

Around 25,000 people marched through Athens on Sunday in closely watched demonstrations to mark the 51st anniversary of the pro-democracy uprising that helped topple military rule in Greece, police said.

The protests are held every year to commemorate the 1973 Athens Polytechnic protests that killed 24 people, when the ruling junta sent troops to break up an anti-government uprising.

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