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http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/05/05/greece.strikes/index.html?iref=allsearch
Three dead as Greek strike grows violent
By the CNN Wire Staff
May 5, 2010 12:35 p.m. EDT
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Police sirens and the smell of tear gas filled the streets around Greece's parliament building Wednesday after protests against government spending cuts turned violent, then deadly.
Three people died after a fire bomb hit a bank in central Athens, the Greek fire brigade told CNN. The victims, two women and a man, were bank employees, they said.
Protesters were throwing bottles at police guarding the burned-out bank, shouting "torturers" and "liars" because they don't believe people were killed inside. Riot police were moving in to push the crowd away, CNN's Diana Magnay reported from the scene.
When asked about the casualties, a protester outside the bank expressed disbelief. "I'll believe it when I see it," he said.
Lawmakers held a minute's silence in parliament in response to the deaths, said Vassilis Papadimitriou, a spokesman for Prime Minister George Papandreou. The Hellenic Bank Association expressed its "deepest sorrow for the tragic deaths."
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Garbage bins and cars were set on fire around the city. Flames shot out of two public buildings and a fire truck was ablaze near the Temple of Zeus, the fire brigade said.
iReport: Are you there? Send your pics, video
All over central Athens, riot police in helmets and shields kept back protesters who threw bottles, sticks, and rocks. Booms pierced the air every time the police fired canisters of tear gas at the crowds.
Six people were arrested and 20 were brought in for questioning by Wednesday evening, Greek police said.
A mass of protesters made it onto the steps in front of the Greek parliament building early in the afternoon before riot police pushed them back.
Thousands of protesters were still waiting to get into the square in front of Parliament Wednesday evening. Unions said about 10,000 people were on Stadiou street waiting to get in, but police put the number at a few thousand.
Members of the parliamentary economic committee are inside the building reviewing a package of austerity measures to contain Greece's spiraling debt. The measures are highly unpopular in Greece and the protesters on the steps demanded that lawmakers come outside and face them.
The protests happened amid a general strike by thousands of public sector workers unhappy with the austerity measures, which largely target them. Private sector workers joined them on the picket lines Wednesday, along with thousands of transport workers -- which brought transportation services to a halt.
What are the protests about?
Police estimated there were 15,000 workers were on the streets of Athens, but unions said there were many more. Among them were teachers, bank employees and doctors.
Both the GSEE and ADEDY unions called on workers to meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in front of Parliament to protest the package of measures, the GSEE website said.
Throughout the capital, about 1,700 officers stood guard to maintain order.
The workers are protesting cuts in spending that the government says are needed to pull the country out of debt.
The Greek Parliament is expected to vote on the austerity measures -- which include wage freezes and higher taxes -- by the end of Thursday.
The Finance Ministry said the austerity bill goes before a parliamentary committee Wednesday and will be up for debate by the whole body the following day.
Tuesday, about 2,000 protesters representing teachers from the public sector marched past the Finance Ministry and Parliament.
In central Athens, protesters threw plastic bottles and sticks at riot police. At another demonstration, members of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) erected large banners near the Parthenon. "People of Europe Rise Up," said one.
The European Union announced a 110 billion euro ($145 billion) aid package for Greece on Sunday. Soon after, Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou announced the tough cost-cutting measures to meet European Union and International Monetary Fund conditions for the deal.
Merkel defends bailout
The package includes a promise by Greece to cut its budget deficit to 3 percent of the country's gross domestic product, as required by European Union rules, by 2014, according to Papaconstantinou.
The measures, he said, were needed for Greece to secure its financial lifeline.
Greece has a choice between "destruction" and survival, and "we have chosen, of course, to save the country," Papaconstantinou said.
CNN's Diana Magnay, Erin McLaughlin and journalist Ma
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/05/05/greece.strikes/index.html?iref=allsearch
Three dead as Greek strike grows violent
By the CNN Wire Staff
May 5, 2010 12:35 p.m. EDT
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Three people dead in firebomb attack on central Athens bank
- Transport workers in Greece join other workers in a second day of demonstrations
- Riot police battle protesters throwing sticks, rocks, bottles all over city
- Workers protesting spending cuts government says needed to pull Greece out of debt
Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Police sirens and the smell of tear gas filled the streets around Greece's parliament building Wednesday after protests against government spending cuts turned violent, then deadly.
Three people died after a fire bomb hit a bank in central Athens, the Greek fire brigade told CNN. The victims, two women and a man, were bank employees, they said.
Protesters were throwing bottles at police guarding the burned-out bank, shouting "torturers" and "liars" because they don't believe people were killed inside. Riot police were moving in to push the crowd away, CNN's Diana Magnay reported from the scene.
When asked about the casualties, a protester outside the bank expressed disbelief. "I'll believe it when I see it," he said.
Lawmakers held a minute's silence in parliament in response to the deaths, said Vassilis Papadimitriou, a spokesman for Prime Minister George Papandreou. The Hellenic Bank Association expressed its "deepest sorrow for the tragic deaths."
RELATED TOPICS
Garbage bins and cars were set on fire around the city. Flames shot out of two public buildings and a fire truck was ablaze near the Temple of Zeus, the fire brigade said.
iReport: Are you there? Send your pics, video
All over central Athens, riot police in helmets and shields kept back protesters who threw bottles, sticks, and rocks. Booms pierced the air every time the police fired canisters of tear gas at the crowds.
Six people were arrested and 20 were brought in for questioning by Wednesday evening, Greek police said.
A mass of protesters made it onto the steps in front of the Greek parliament building early in the afternoon before riot police pushed them back.
Thousands of protesters were still waiting to get into the square in front of Parliament Wednesday evening. Unions said about 10,000 people were on Stadiou street waiting to get in, but police put the number at a few thousand.
Members of the parliamentary economic committee are inside the building reviewing a package of austerity measures to contain Greece's spiraling debt. The measures are highly unpopular in Greece and the protesters on the steps demanded that lawmakers come outside and face them.
The protests happened amid a general strike by thousands of public sector workers unhappy with the austerity measures, which largely target them. Private sector workers joined them on the picket lines Wednesday, along with thousands of transport workers -- which brought transportation services to a halt.
What are the protests about?
Police estimated there were 15,000 workers were on the streets of Athens, but unions said there were many more. Among them were teachers, bank employees and doctors.
Both the GSEE and ADEDY unions called on workers to meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in front of Parliament to protest the package of measures, the GSEE website said.
Throughout the capital, about 1,700 officers stood guard to maintain order.
The workers are protesting cuts in spending that the government says are needed to pull the country out of debt.
The Greek Parliament is expected to vote on the austerity measures -- which include wage freezes and higher taxes -- by the end of Thursday.
The Finance Ministry said the austerity bill goes before a parliamentary committee Wednesday and will be up for debate by the whole body the following day.
Tuesday, about 2,000 protesters representing teachers from the public sector marched past the Finance Ministry and Parliament.
In central Athens, protesters threw plastic bottles and sticks at riot police. At another demonstration, members of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) erected large banners near the Parthenon. "People of Europe Rise Up," said one.
The European Union announced a 110 billion euro ($145 billion) aid package for Greece on Sunday. Soon after, Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou announced the tough cost-cutting measures to meet European Union and International Monetary Fund conditions for the deal.
Merkel defends bailout
The package includes a promise by Greece to cut its budget deficit to 3 percent of the country's gross domestic product, as required by European Union rules, by 2014, according to Papaconstantinou.
The measures, he said, were needed for Greece to secure its financial lifeline.
Greece has a choice between "destruction" and survival, and "we have chosen, of course, to save the country," Papaconstantinou said.
CNN's Diana Magnay, Erin McLaughlin and journalist Ma
