Violence Erupts At Greek Anti-Austerity Protest -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Greek police fired water cannon and fought running battles with protesters hurling petrol bombs outside parliament on Wednesday during the biggest rally in over a year against spending cuts the country must approve to avert bankruptcy.
Nearly 100,000 Greeks waving flags and chanting "Fight! They're drinking our blood" packed the square outside parliament as lawmakers neared a vote on unpopular budget cuts and labor reforms that the government is narrowly expected to win.
Violence erupted when a handful of protesters tried to break through a barricade to enter parliament, prompting riot police to respond with teargas, stun grenades and, for the first time in an anti-austerity protest, water cannon.
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More News On The Austerity Riots In Athens
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Debt crisis: Protesters clash with police in Athens - live -- The Telegraph
Anti-austerity Greek protests get violent -- CBS/AP
Firebombs, teargas fly as anti-austerity rally turns violent in Greece -- NBC
Clashes in Greece ahead of key austerity vote -- BBC
Athens Erupts in Riots During Key Austerity Vote -- CNBC
Greek Protests Turn Violent Ahead of Austerity Vote -- Voice of America
Petrol bombs and tear gas as Greece votes on new cuts -- BBC
Greek Police, Protesters Clash Ahead Of Austerity Vote -- Radio Free Europe
Ahead of austerity cuts, Greek protests get violent -- Christian Science Monitor
Tens of thousands rally in Greece as austerity vote looms -- CNN
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