(11 May 2005) SHOTLIST
NIGHT SHOTS
1. Various long distance shots of students leaving polytechnic campus
2. Pan from journalists with phones to wide shot of street blocked by wheelie bins
3. Long shot of street blocked by bins
4. Pan from building to street
5. Long shot of people who had been trapped in building walking free
6. Various of people who had been trapped in building walking free
7. Rubble on street
8. Bins blocking street, pan to polytechnic gate
9. Various of polytechnic gate and wheelie bins
10. SOUNDBITE: (Greek) Ms. Dixipoulou (no first name given), university faculty member (not trapped in incident):
"Everything is fine. We lived through previously similar situations like that but this crisis finished very well. Yes, yes first time."
11. Various of journalists talking to police nearby
12. Banners hanging on fence
STORYLINE
Dozens of self-styled anarchists clashed with police early on Wednesday and trapped more than 20 people attending a book-launching ceremony inside Athens' Polytechnic University for more than six hours before they dispersed.
Two deputies from the main opposition Socialist party were among the people trapped inside the university campus after the anarchists attacked two cars belonging to the politicians late on Tuesday, police said.
In the clashes with riot police that followed, an anarchist was apparently injured by a gunshot.
A police officer was also hospitalised after being hit by a rock.
Riot squads were rushed to the scene after the violence broke out.
Officers used tear gas to disperse a number of anarchists who went on a rampage, damaging nearby shops.
The anarchists then fled into the campus for safety, also trapping the people attending the book fair inside the university.
Under Greek law, police are barred from entering university campuses without permission from the schools, and such permission is rarely given.
The standoff between the riot squads and anarchists ended when police agreed to let the anarchists peacefully leave the campus.
There were no arrests.
The people trapped in the building reportedly walked free without incident at about 4.30 a.m. (0130GMT).
A university faculty member who was called in to help find a peaceful resolution said they had experienced similar situations before but that the crisis had ended ''very well."
Anarchists often clash with police in downtown Athens and seek sanctuary inside the Polytechnic campus.
Arson gangs associated with anarchist groups frequently target cars and property at random, as well as property belonging to government agencies, large companies and diplomatic missions.
The gates around the university remained closed after the incident and the streets were littered with rubble.
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