Greece: March to honor slain rapper turns violent, storefronts smashed

Magda Fyssa, mother of murdered Greek rap singer Pavlos Fyssas, places her hand on a plaque unveiled at the site of his death one year ago, in Keratsini western Athens, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. Fyssas, 34, was stabbed in the street, followed by the arrest of a volunteer of the extreme right Golden Dawn party. The incident triggered a crackdown on the party, that saw prominent members jailed on suspicion of criminal activity. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis) (The Associated Press)

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Magda Fyssa, mother of murdered Greek rap singer Pavlos Fyssas, hugs a plaque unveiled at the site of his death one year ago, in Keratsini western Athens, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. Fyssas, 34, was stabbed in the street, followed by the arrest of a volunteer of the extreme right Golden Dawn party. The incident triggered a crackdown on the party, that saw prominent members jailed on suspicion of criminal activity. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis) (The Associated Press)

Magda Fyssa, mother of murdered Greek rap singer Pavlos Fyssas, places her hands on a plaque unveiled at the site of his death one year ago, in Keratsini western Athens, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014. Fyssas, 34, was stabbed in the street, followed by the arrest of a volunteer of the extreme right Golden Dawn party. The incident triggered a crackdown on the party, that saw prominent members jailed on suspicion of criminal activity. (AP Photo/Kostas Tsironis) (The Associated Press)

ATHENS, Greece – Violence has broken out at a march in Greece, held to honor a rap singer whose stabbing death a year ago triggered a crackdown on the extreme right Golden Dawn party.

Hundreds of youths were involved Thursday's clashes that followed a peaceful rally in Keratsini, west of Athens, where rapper Pavlos Fyssas was stabbed in the street a year ago.

Rioters smashed storefronts and set fire to trash bins to use as barricades, while police responded with tear gas. At least one bystander was injured. Police had no immediate reports of any arrests.

A volunteer for the Golden Dawn party was arrested for the murder of Fyssas, 34, while a criminal investigation that followed prompted the arrest of party leader Nikos Michaloliakos and other senior members.