The 51st anniversary of the Polytechnic Uprising was commemorated in Greece with large-scale protests and marches towards the Israeli embassy rather than the U.S. embassy. Thousands of citizens and student groups participated, paying tribute to the student insurgents who opposed the dictatorship. While the events were largely peaceful, tensions rose in Thessaloniki where clashes occurred between masked individuals and police. Security measures were heightened, leading to 113 detentions ahead of the protests as the nation remembered the significant historical moment.