2011-10-20 10:25:56

Demonstrations continue in Greece


In Greece, hundreds of rioters looted stores in central Athens and clashed with police during a massive anti-government rally against painful new austerity measures that won initial parliamentary approval in a vote.

More than 100,000 people took to the streets of the Greek capital to demonstrate against the austerity bill, which includes new tax hikes, further pension and salary cuts, the suspension on reduced pay of 30,000 public servants and the suspension of collective labour contracts.

The bill won initial approval in the 300-member Parliament late Wednesday, and a second vote is due Thursday.

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