VIDEO: A mob in Athens attacked a hotel because it believed there were Jews there. The police used tear gas

In Athens, in Omonia Square, a mob broke into the Brown Hotel, where they believed several Israelis were staying. The police intervened against the crowd chanting anti-Jewish slogans. Footage of the clash with the police in front of the hotel appears on social networks. For example, the Israeli server i24 News reports on the incident.

A mob attacked a hotel in a famous Athens square on Wednesday night. The police used tear gas against the crowd. According to initial information, no one lost their life during the incident. A crowd gathered outside the Brown Hotel because of information that Israelis were there. The Israeli Foreign Ministry said there were no deaths of Israeli citizens in Athens.

Whether there were actually any Israelis at the site is not clear at this time. Some media point out that on Tuesday in Athens, he played the Euroleague basketball match between the home team Panathinaikos and Maccabi Tel Aviv.