Greece passes steep cuts as riots seize capital AOL News. Day One of Everything's Different Now. Excerpts:
The cuts and tax increases passed 155-138, with five voting "present" and backing neither side. During the vote, stun grenades echoed across a square outside Parliament. Acrid clouds of tear gas and orange and green smoke-bomb mist hung in the air.
Several banks and storefronts were smashed, while a Socialist dissenter who backed the government at the last minute, Alexandros Athanassiadis, was briefly assaulted by protesters after leaving Parliament on foot.
Violence continued throughout the afternoon, and smoke billowed from a post office beneath the finance ministry before a fire was put out. Rioters set up burning barricades along Syntagma Square, where demonstrators have staged a sit-in for the past month. Nearby streets were littered with chunks of smashed marble and ripped-up paving stones that had been thrown at police.
A general strike that began Tuesday paralyzed the country, grounding planes, leaving ferries docked and stranding tourists during the busy summer season.
Greece Implodes and War Declared…over 5,000 Police overwhelmed This was the day before the Austerity Budget was approved. The Ante is now Upped.
Violent Scenes In Athens As Bloody Greek Riots Keep On Raging Video from the 29th courtesy of Russia Today, the most trusted name for American News..
And yeah Riot Dog IS Fucking Awesome. Riot Dog stands with The People. Riot Dog is coming for ya..
The cuts and tax increases passed 155-138, with five voting "present" and backing neither side. During the vote, stun grenades echoed across a square outside Parliament. Acrid clouds of tear gas and orange and green smoke-bomb mist hung in the air.
Several banks and storefronts were smashed, while a Socialist dissenter who backed the government at the last minute, Alexandros Athanassiadis, was briefly assaulted by protesters after leaving Parliament on foot.
Violence continued throughout the afternoon, and smoke billowed from a post office beneath the finance ministry before a fire was put out. Rioters set up burning barricades along Syntagma Square, where demonstrators have staged a sit-in for the past month. Nearby streets were littered with chunks of smashed marble and ripped-up paving stones that had been thrown at police.
A general strike that began Tuesday paralyzed the country, grounding planes, leaving ferries docked and stranding tourists during the busy summer season.
Greece Implodes and War Declared…over 5,000 Police overwhelmed This was the day before the Austerity Budget was approved. The Ante is now Upped.
Violent Scenes In Athens As Bloody Greek Riots Keep On Raging Video from the 29th courtesy of Russia Today, the most trusted name for American News..
And yeah Riot Dog IS Fucking Awesome. Riot Dog stands with The People. Riot Dog is coming for ya..
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