Conservative MP says was physically attacked by Golden Dawn spokesman

New Democracy lawmaker and former minister Nikos Dendias on Monday described to the press an attack he came under earlier in the day in Parliament by Golden Dawn spokesman Ilias Kasidiaris.

Video footage from Parliament showed Kasidiaris taking offense when Dendias walked in front of the Golden Dawn bench while the neo-Nazi spokesman was addressing the House's Economic Affairs Committee.

"He said 'hey, where are you going?' I didn't move and he pushed me with both hands," Dendias said. "I continued to stand still and he made a move to attack me but others held him back… He then grabbed some bottles and started throwing water at me."

The footage from Parliament TV's cameras did not show what ensued after the initial altercation, but witnesses in the House said that the situation quickly escalated with the involvement of other Golden Dawn MPs.

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