Police entered the embassy compound and detained four people
ATHENS - Supporters of the Syria n rebels that ousted President Bashar al-Assad entered the Syria n embassy in Athens on Sunday and hoisted the rebel flag from the rooftop, police and a Reuters reporter said.
, but left the flag flying, said a Reuters reporter at the scene. Syrian rebels declared Assad's ouster after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, forcing him to flee and ending his family's decades of rule after more than 13 years of civil war.“Our joy is indescribable, 55 years of horrible dictatorship has finally ended and … the dictator escaped and left the people,” said Alompeint Marouf, 59.
Greek media reported that protesters also tore down Assad’s portrait in the embassy but a senior Greek police official could not confirm this.
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