Greek Communists Face Trial for Truman Statue Attack, Ambassador Visits
(WorldNews Greece)

ATHENS – US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt visited the statue of late former President Harry Truman near the Embassy after Greek Communists used ropes to try to topple it before being repelled by riot police on April 16. Two members of the Communist Party-affiliated union PAME who were accused of leading efforts to pull down the statue will stand trial on April 25, the newspaper Kathimerini, facing charges of causing bodily harm to police officers, damaging public property, resisting arrest and weapons possession. In a tweet with three...