SHOCKING videos show Athens engulfed in flames as a Molotov-wielding mob turned it into a warzone overnight, torching cars and clashing violently with riot police.

Street battles broke out just after midnight on Saturday as a group of around 50 people hurled petrol bombs, stones and fireworks at officers outside a police station in Exarchia.

Burning car on Athens street during a riot.Emergency services were called to the scene in the Greek capital as cars exploded in fireballsBurning vehicle in city street surrounded by onlookers.Athens was turned into a warzone overnight after violent protesters clashed with riot police

Cops responded with tear gas and flash grenades, but the violence spiralled out of control, with fires raging across Kallidromiou, Benaki, Charilaou Trikoupi and Methonis streets.

Dramatic footage shows cars exploding in fireballs as thick black smoke choked the sky.

Flames licked balconies of nearby apartment blocks, as stunned residents watched the chaos unfold from windows and doorways.

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