A rally in the Greek capital turned violent when protesters in Syntagma Square lobbed Molotov cocktails at police, who retaliated by firing tear gas at the demonstrators.
Security forces also reportedly used flashbang grenades and pepper
spray to push protesters back from the parliament building. According to
Greek newspaper Kathimerin, the police had been ordered to refrain from
using chemicals against protesters.
Around 70,000 people, as
estimated by Reuters, gathered in front of the parliament for the
country’s biggest anti-austerity protest since the new government came
to power.
"EU, IMF out!" shouted the angry crowd.
"For the past two-to-three years we've been living an incredible social catastrophe," one of the protesters told Agence France Presse. "My salary has been cut by 50 percent. I have two children and tomorrow I don't know if I'll have a job."
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