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| Molotov cocktails & tear gas: Protesters & police clash in Athens before austerity vote | |
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| A thousands-strong protest against new austerity measures in Athens turned violent, when a small group of masked demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails and other projectiles at the police, who fired tear gas and pepper spray. | |
| People took to the streets of Greece’s capital for the second consecutive day to protest new pension and tax-break cuts, which are expected to be voted on at around midnight Thursday. | People took to the streets of Greece’s capital for the second consecutive day to protest new pension and tax-break cuts, which are expected to be voted on at around midnight Thursday. |
| WATCH MORE: Protesters clash with police at anti-austerity protest in Greece | |
| The protest was staged by the country’s major trade unions. | The protest was staged by the country’s major trade unions. |
| An estimated 10,000 to 15,000 people gathered in front of the parliament building in Athens' Syntagma Square, AP reports. The situation escalated as a small group of masked demonstrators started to throw petrol bombs and other projectiles at the police. Police responded with tear gas and pepper spray. | An estimated 10,000 to 15,000 people gathered in front of the parliament building in Athens' Syntagma Square, AP reports. The situation escalated as a small group of masked demonstrators started to throw petrol bombs and other projectiles at the police. Police responded with tear gas and pepper spray. |
| No injuries or arrests were immediately reported. | |
| A post of the iconic Evzones Presidential Guards near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, located in front of the parliament, was set alight by a Molotov cocktail. | |
| The clashes erupted as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was delivering a speech in parliament defending the controversial proposed legislation, which includes pension cuts and further tax hikes through 2020. The legislation is a part of measures to convince international creditors to release a €7.5 billion bailout tranche and grant Greece further debt relief. |