Efthymios Rafail Gourgouris
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19/10/2011
Greek riot police have fired tear gas and fought running battles with protesters, amid a 48-hour general strike that has paralysed the country.
Some protesters hurled petrol bombs and stones at the police, as a march by tens of thousands of people in central Athens turned violent.
Many Greeks are furious at the latest austerity proposals, which have now passed an initial vote in parliament.
DSC_7438
19/10/2011
Greek riot police have fired tear gas and fought running battles with protesters, amid a 48-hour general strike that has paralysed the country.
Some protesters hurled petrol bombs and stones at the police, as a march by tens of thousands of people in central Athens turned violent.
Many Greeks are furious at the latest austerity proposals, which have now passed an initial vote in parliament.