Violent clashes have broken out in Greece after protesters took to the streets on Wednesday (23 February) against a wave of government-imposed austerity measures designed to rein in the country's budgetary deficit.
Police in Athens fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators hurling stones and petrol bombs, with a 24-hour nationwide strike bringing much of the country to a standstill.
Government offices and many schools remained closed on Wednesday afternoon, with the union-organis...
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