First day of Greek strikes ends violently
- 12 years ago
Hundreds of youths smashed and looted stores in
central Athens and clashed with riot police during a massive anti-government
rally against painful new austerity measures that won initial parliamentary
approval in a vote Wednesay night.
The rioting came on the first day of a 48-hour nationwide general strike
that brought services in much of Greece to a standstill, grounding flights
for hours, leaving ferries tied up in port and shutting down customs offices,
stores and banks.
Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons reports from Athens.
central Athens and clashed with riot police during a massive anti-government
rally against painful new austerity measures that won initial parliamentary
approval in a vote Wednesay night.
The rioting came on the first day of a 48-hour nationwide general strike
that brought services in much of Greece to a standstill, grounding flights
for hours, leaving ferries tied up in port and shutting down customs offices,
stores and banks.
Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons reports from Athens.