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League Game: Athens Centre and Sunday Afternoon

league game: Supporters of soccer club PAOK, based in the northern city of Thessaloniki, had gathered early Sunday afternoon in Omonia Square, in the Athens centre, before a league game against Panionios, according to The Chronicle Herald. At the same time, a procession of Pakistanis celebrating the Mawlid, the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, passed through the same square. Police say there have been no serious injuries and no arrests. The PAOK fans began taunting and insulting them and soon after assaulted them. Source Source The Associated Press Riot police, responsible for escorting the fans to the game's venue, intervened and the clashes ended after a few minutes. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.