NEARCHUS: Athens Greece: Petrol bombs towards riot police... [ 1137 ]

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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Athens Greece: Petrol bombs towards riot police... [ 1137 ]

Greek crowds mount austerity demo

01.05.10

Thousands of angry protesters took to the streets of Athens over proposed austerity measures for cash-strapped Greece.

Clashes broke out between anarchists, who threw petrol bombs towards riot police, who used tear gas to control the crowds at the May Day rallies.

A riot policeman jumps over metal railings after being set on fire
by protesters in Athens (AP)

A riot policeman jumps over metal railings after being set on fire by protesters in Athens (AP)

Foreign Office officials were "monitoring" the situation in Greece, a popular destination for British holidaymakers.
Visitors were warned they face further disruption on Wednesday, when flights in and out of Greek airports will be cancelled during a 24-hour strike.
The Greek government is set to announce more sweeping spending cuts through 2012 to win support for an international loan package worth 45 billion euros this year alone.
Nikos Diamantopoulos, who was taking part in a rally organised by pro-Communist unions, said: "These measures are death. How people are going to live tomorrow, how they're going to survive, I do not understand."
Union members were marching toward the Athens offices of the European Union and continuing to the US Embassy.
In the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, where more than 5,000 people demonstrated, protesters briefly clashed with police and smashed a few shopfronts and cash machines.
Around three million Britons visit Greece each year. A spokesman for the Foreign Office said there were no travel restrictions in place but said officials were "monitoring the situation" following the riots.

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