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A night of turmoil in pictures |
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| Sunday night’s turmoil resulted in the worse violence witnessed in Athens since 2008. A number of shops, cafes, businesses and cinemas were destroyed or damaged as a result of sporadic rioting. Meanwhile members of Parliament voted in favour of receiving the second 130bn euro bailout which will result in further austerity measures being imposed on the country |
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| Protesters wave a Greek flag in front of the heavily guarded parliament in Syntagma Square during a demonstration. The rally, thought to be the biggest in recent months, began peacefully (Reuters) |
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| Soon after the demonstration clashes between police and demonstrators broke out. A riot police officer is seen throwing a stone at protesters Syntagma Square (Reuters) |
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| Rioters threw petrol bombs at police lines in front of parliament (Reuters) |
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| Police responded by firing an excessive amount of tear gas which still lingered in the air on Monday morning (Eurokinissi) |
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| Meanwhile inside parliament, politicians and lawmakers debated whether or not to vote in favor of the second 130bn euro bailout leading to another round of harsh austerity measures (Reuters) |
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| Clashes went on between police and hooded youths as MP’s continued to debate ahead of the crucial vote (Eurokinissi) |
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| As the night went on, clashes between police and rioters intensified. A number of banks, shops, cafes and even a iconic cinema were burnt by arsonists (Reuters) |
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| A rioter hurls debris at police officers (Eurokinissi) |
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| Fires erupted across the centre of Athens (Reuters) |
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| Firefighters fought blazes throughout the night. A sequence of fires occurred on Stadiou Street (Eurokinissi) |
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| Prime Minister Papademos denounced the worst breakdown of order since 2008 (Reuters) |
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| Police say 150 shops were looted in the capital and 48 buildings set ablaze and some 100 people – including 68 police – were wounded and 130 detained (Reuters) |
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