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Via My Way News…
Rioters hurled petrol bombs at police who responded with tear gas as an anti-austerity demonstration outside parliament turned violent Wednesday, while Greek lawmakers began debating contentious measures needed to start negotiations on a new bailout and avoid financial collapse.
Groups of youths among the more than 12,000 protesters smashed storefronts and set at least one vehicle alight. The clashes were the first significant protest violence since the left-wing Syriza government came to power in January promising to repeal bailout austerity. Police said at least 50 people were detained.
The protest was timed to coincide with the start of debate on the bill, which includes consumer tax increases and pension reforms that will condemn Greeks to years of more economic hardship.
The bill has fueled anger among the governing left-wing Syriza party and led to a revolt by many party members against Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who has insisted the deal forged early Monday after a marathon weekend eurozone summit was the best he could do to prevent Greece from crashing out of Europe’s joint currency.
Twitter as abuzz with images from the center of Athens…the city was literally on fire.
Clashes in Syntagma Square #athens pic.twitter.com/l5oiBSl1El
— Katie Slaman (@katieslaman) July 15, 2015
Σοβαρά επεισόδια στο Σύνταγμα http://t.co/ZkScye95Rl pic.twitter.com/8s4Zcv2Qnr
— George N. Lias (@DodekanisosNews) July 15, 2015
#Syntagma tonight & what happens when a country is pushed in a corner pic.twitter.com/4aOcu5TItc
— Sara Firth (@Sara__Firth) July 15, 2015
Athens square burns in night clashes before Greece's future is decided http://t.co/jAphRgGyZZ
Tensions were high on Wednesday night out…
— Delton Doucet (@TheDeltonDoucet) July 15, 2015
LIVE FEED from Athens #Greece Syntagma Square can be found here: https://t.co/NTAr9kDJU5
#ThisIsACoup
— Turd Ferguson (@TFMetals) July 15, 2015
DeadMouseSqueak: epalitheias: RT MakisSinodinos: Μπροστα απο τον αγνωστο στρατιώτη #mnimonio3 #syntagma #athens #O… pic.twitter.com/p0Ns3pLoDL
— AthensNewzer!™ (@DeadMouseSqueak) July 16, 2015
References:
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20150715/eu–greece-bailout-ac8e649b07.html
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