Thursday, May 6, 2010

Athens protests erupt into violence

Financial Times
May 5, 2010

Greek prime minister George Papandreou has vowed to push through draconian economic measures demanded as part of a €110bn rescue package for his debt-burdened country despite the death of three people during demonstrations.

Three Athens bank employees died on Wednesday in a blaze started by a petrol bomb thrown as the city erupted into violence during a march by tens of thousands of striking workers angry at deep spending cuts.

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