Athens  - Hooded youths hurled firebombs at the environment ministry, banks and businesses in more attacks across Athens in the early hours of Sunday after days and nights of civil unrest triggered by the shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police.

Angry youths hurled firebombs at several banks along a busy avenue in central Athens as well as a McDonalds restaurant and two stores of Spanish clothing chain Zara.

The latest unrest followed a candlelit vigil in front of parliament marking a week since 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos was shot dead by police on December 6 in the Exarchia district of central Athens.

Athens  - Hooded youths firebombed banks, the offices of the Environment Ministry and businesses in attacks late Saturday across Athens in the eighth day of civil unrest since the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy by police.

Youths hurled firebombs at the two banks in cental Athens as well as a McDonald's restaurant and two clothing shops belonging to the Spanish firm Zara and the offices of the Greek Environment Ministry, causing extensive damage.

Youths rampaged in the northern city of Thessaloniki earlier Saturday evening, causing extensive damage to businesses.

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Athens - Unknown assailants attacked five banks with petrol bombs and household gas canisters in the Athens suburb of Kalamaki overnight, Greek television reported Saturday morning.

An office of the ruling Nea Dimokratia party was also attacked, while a mobile telephone business was destroyed.

The attacks lasted only a few minutes, the television report said. There were no riots in Athens or other cities as had occurred in the previous week.

Shortly before midnight some 50 cyclists blocked the main road in front of the parliament building for 30 minutes and shouted chants against police brutality, the television report said.

The protest caused traffic problems in central Athens.

Athens - Two people were reported dead after their car was swept away by waves near the port of the holiday island of Kefalonia as dropping temperatures and heavy rain hit Greece on Friday.

Athens  - Police recorded the calmest night since the outbreak of violence after a fatal police shooting of a teenager last weekend, Greek state radio said Friday.

There were no reports of rioting during the night, the protests dampened by heavy rains falling across Greece.

The results of the ballistic examination of the bullet which killed 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos on Saturday are expected to be released Friday. The policeman who shot the boy remains in custody in a high-security prison in the Athens suburb Korydallos.

New student rallies were planned for Friday and Monday.