Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Greece sees anarchy erupt as austerity bites


As unemployment rises and austerity bites ever harder, tempers seem to fray faster inGreece , with citizens of all stripes thumbing their noses at authority. Some refuse to pay increased highway tolls and public transport tickets. There has been a rise in politicians being heckled and even assaulted. Yesterday, in Thessalonika, scores of activists were arrested after violent clashes with police.

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