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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.

 

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