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Syntagma Square has been the scene of many protests by angry Greeks (Photo: Odysseas Gp)

Pensioner suicide shocks Greece

A pensioner committed suicide in the centre of Athens Wednesday (4 April) giving a public face to the hardship endured by many Greeks as the country slashes spending to satisfy international creditors.

The man, a 77-year-old pharmacist, shot himself in Syntagma Square with some reports saying that he had shouted that he did not want to leave debts to his children.

It later emerged that he had left a suicide note.

“I can’t find another way to react apart from putting a dignif...

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Syntagma Square has been the scene of many protests by angry Greeks (Photo: Odysseas Gp)

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