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ATHENS, Jan. 20-- A mass rally held in front of the Greek parliament in Athens over the Macedonia name deal was marred by violent clashes on Sunday. Syntagma Square was converted into a battlefield when hooded protesters, trying to get into the parliament's courtyard, threw rocks and firebombs at riot police. Police forces used tear gas to repel the attempt. According to a press release of the Greek police, 25 police officers were injured and transferred to hospital. Twelve protesters were detained and seven were arrested. A photojournalist and a cameraman from public ERT TV were also injured during the rally. "Unfortunately, once again, the rally was gripped by extremist elements and members of the extreme-right party of Golden Dawn who in their attempt to enter the parliament with rocks and wooden bats sent many wounded people to the hospital," a statement from Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' office read after the clashes. Thousands of people gathered in Syntagma Square to oppose the use of the term "Macedonia" in any resolution of the name row with Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), ahead of an anticipated vote on the name deal in the Greek parliament in the coming week. Greek police estimated some 60,000 would attend the rally. About 2,000 policemen had been deployed across the capital as part of security measures to maintain order. Waving Greek flags despite the rain in Athens, protesters chanted "Macedonia is Greece", opposing the ratification of the deal. | 
