Police bans rallies ahead of Golden Dawn member shootings

Greek Police on Thursday banned all public rallies and protest marches in Attica on November 1, which marks the 10-year anniversary of the fatal shooting of two members of the now-defunct, Nazi-inspired Golden Dawn party, citing a "risk to public safety" and the possibility of violence.

Far-right groups Pro Patria and Iachi and Golden Dawn's youth wing had planned a rally at the party's former office in Athens' Neo Iraklio suburb, with the participation of far-right and neo-Nazi organizations from Europe.

On the same day, anti-fascist groups were planning their own gatherings to protest the presence of far-right groups. 

"The prohibition is imposed as there is a serious risk to public safety, due to the possible commission of serious crimes, especially against life, bodily integrity and property, from holding meetings and counter-meetings by groups of opposing...