Protesters of Macedonia name deal target Greek president

Scores of protesters have gathered in the Greek city of Thessaloniki to protest the ratification of a deal aimed at normalising relations with neighboring Macedonia.

The protest outside the Thessaloniki Concert Hall on Sunday evening (January 27) coincided with a visit by Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, who was attending a Holocaust Remembrance Day event.

Video shows protesters trying to break through police lines and being pushed back. Tear gas and stun grenades were also used, according to the filmer.

Protesters chant "traitors" while another man holding the Greece national flag blocks the road, telling drivers that if he can't enter the concert hall, then they can't move along the road.

Several arrests were made, the filmer added.