Bid to clear squats prompts university raid in Volos

An employee of Thessaly University was injured on Tuesday when a group of protesters forced their way into the institution's rectorate due to a dispute over two buildings that are being used as squats.

"This action was an attack against public universities and demands a response," said the university's council of rectors in a statement following Tuesday's incident. "The university has referred the matter to the justice system and is asking for the state's support to protect the interests of students, the university community and society."

A group of anti-establishment activists smashed equipment and destroyed documents when they forced their way into the the rectorate on Tuesday. One member of staff had to be taken to hospital with minor injuries after trying to prevent the group from taking documents relating to a tender for the development of a plot of land owned by...