Leaders of Greek far-right party Golden Dawn found guilty of running a criminal group in landmark trial

Thousands of people converged on Greece's main appeals court in Athens ahead of the ruling, in a trial that has spanned over five years.

Magda Fyssa, mother of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas, who waas murdered in 2013 by a member of Golden Dawn, reacts to the verdict on 7 October. Source: AAP

Self-proclaimed fascist group Golden Dawn has been found guilty of several crimes by a Greek court at the end of a five-and-a-half year trial.

Thousands of people converged on Greece's main appeals court in Athens on Wednesday ahead of the ruling.

Holding banners - some of which read "Crack down on the Nazis" - a sea of people surrounded the Athens building.

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