Supporters of Syrian rebels who ousted President Bashar al-Assad entered the Syrian embassy in Athens on Sunday and hoisted rebel flags from the roof. Reuters The journalist said.
The police entered the embassy premises and arrested four people, but they stopped hoisting the flag Reuters Journalists at the scene.
Syrian rebels declared Assad in exile after seizing control of Damascus on Sunday, forcing him to flee and ending his family’s decades-long rule after more than 13 years of civil war. A small group of people celebrated outside the embassy compound in Athens.
“Our joy is indescribable, 55 years of terrible dictatorship has finally ended and … the dictator has fled and left the people,” said 59-year-old Allompant Maruf.
Greek media reported that protesters also tore down a portrait of Assad at the embassy, but a senior Greek police official could not confirm this.