Rice rebuke.Athens Athens, city, Greece Athens (ăth`ĭnz), Gr. Athínai, city (1991 pop. 2,907,179; 1991 urban agglomeration pop. 3,072,922), capital of Greece, E central Greece, on the plain of Attica, between the Kifisós and On April 24, thousands of people protested the one-day visit of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Athens, Greece. Athens police detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: at least six people after they unfurled a giant banner against Condoleezza Rice on the Athens Concert Hall The Athens Concert Hall (Greek: "Μέγαρο Μουσικής Αθηνών" Megaro Moussikis Athinon) is a concert hall located in Athens on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue which first opened in 1991 with , near the U.S. Embassy. The placards read "Hands Off Iran." |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion