October 5, 2011
Greek riot police have fired teargas at a group of hooded youths near the finance ministry in Athens and scuffles erupted outside parliament as protesters tried to break through a police barricade during a demonstration coinciding with a 24-hour union-led strike.
The youths who clashed with police were throwing chunks of marble prised off building facades but compared with last June’s riots the mood among protesters outside parliament seemed almost relaxed.
The strike is being organised by Greece’s two biggest trade unions to protest against fresh wage reductions and a first round of job cuts in the overstaffed public sector.
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