{"id":185,"date":"2024-11-11T20:40:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T20:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/11\/monument-unveiled-to-riot-policeman-fatally-injured-in-hooligan-clash\/"},"modified":"2024-11-11T20:40:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T20:40:11","slug":"monument-unveiled-to-riot-policeman-fatally-injured-in-hooligan-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/11\/monument-unveiled-to-riot-policeman-fatally-injured-in-hooligan-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Monument unveiled to riot policeman fatally injured in hooligan clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1253269\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GcHDRczWsAAn7VL-320x200.jpg?v=1731347465\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GcHDRczWsAAn7VL.jpg?v=1731347464\" alt=\"Monument unveiled to riot policeman fatally injured in hooligan clash\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GcHDRczWsAAn7VL-960x600.jpg?v=1731347465\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>A monument honoring Giorgos Lyngeridis, the 31-year-old riot policeman who died after being attacked by sports hooligans in Athens in 2023, has been unveiled by Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis.<\/p>\n<p>The memorial was erected in the riot police barracks in the Goudi district.<\/p>\n<p>Chrysochoidis said Lyngeridis would always be remembered as \u201can example of bravery and self-sacrifice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lyngeridis was struck by a flare outside a stadium on December 7 last year in clashes between riot police and a group of volleyball fans during a match between Olympiakos and Panathinaikos in Rentis, near Piraeus.<\/p>\n<p>Despite medical efforts, he succumbed to his injuries 20 days later, while hospitalized in critical condition.<\/p>\n<p>An 18-year-old man has been charged with his attempted murder.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/1253269\/monument-unveiled-to-riot-policeman-fatally-injured-in-hooligan-clash\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A monument honoring Giorgos Lyngeridis, the 31-year-old riot policeman who died after being attacked by sports hooligans in Athens in 2023, has been unveiled by Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis. 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