With recent large scale protests in Greece against some "brutal" cutbacks (raising the retirement age from 54, cutting pay to government workers that get 14 months pay for 12 months of work and large holiday bonuses, oh the humanity) a terrible incident occurred on May 5th in which a bank was firebombed, leading to the deaths of three employees. Responsible for this was a group known in Greek society as koukouloforoui, "hooded ones" that usually turn protests violent. These people have long been tolerated in a country with a deep understandable dislike for the corruption prevalent in Greek government, but after the bank bombing incident, people are starting to re-evaluate their feelings toward the demonstrators.
By: Justin Lynch
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