Greece freeze

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Updated On Oct 22, 2011 01:58 am IST

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A woman passes by uncollected piles of garbage in central Athens, during the ongoing strike by municipality workers over new government austerity measures. The Greek government's latest austerity measures sparked violent protests in the capital Athens, in which one man died, in a fresh show of public anger over the controversial public spending cuts demanded by the debt-ravaged nation's creditors.

Updated on Oct 22, 2011 01:58 am IST

A woman passes by uncollected piles of garbage in central Athens, during the ongoing strike by municipality workers over new government austerity measures. The Greek government's latest austerity measures sparked violent protests in the capital Athens, in which one man died, in a fresh show of public anger over the controversial public spending cuts demanded by the debt-ravaged nation's creditors.

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Protester wave black flags and chanting slogans in front of the Greek parliament during a demonstration in central Athens. About five hundreds civil servants protested against the austerity measures. Greek unions threatened new anti-austerity strikes next week, after parliament approved deeply-resented new cutbacks.

Updated on Oct 22, 2011 01:58 am IST

Protester wave black flags and chanting slogans in front of the Greek parliament during a demonstration in central Athens. About five hundreds civil servants protested against the austerity measures. Greek unions threatened new anti-austerity strikes next week, after parliament approved deeply-resented new cutbacks.

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Civil servants take part in an anti-austerity rally in front of the parliament in Athens. The Greek parliament approved a painful set of austerity measures, defying violent protests in central Athens and a general strike which shut down much of the country.

Updated on Oct 22, 2011 01:58 am IST

Civil servants take part in an anti-austerity rally in front of the parliament in Athens. The Greek parliament approved a painful set of austerity measures, defying violent protests in central Athens and a general strike which shut down much of the country.

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A woman sits next to a damaged wall at a central street following violent protests in Athens. The Greek parliament approved a painful set of austerity measures, defying violent protests in central Athens and a general strike which shut down much of the country.

Updated on Oct 22, 2011 01:58 am IST

A woman sits next to a damaged wall at a central street following violent protests in Athens. The Greek parliament approved a painful set of austerity measures, defying violent protests in central Athens and a general strike which shut down much of the country.

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Doormen of an Athens central hotel stand next to a worker fixing smashed glass after violent protests in Athens. The Greek parliament approved a painful set of austerity measures, defying violent protests in central Athens and a general strike which shut down much of the country.

Updated on Oct 22, 2011 01:58 am IST

Doormen of an Athens central hotel stand next to a worker fixing smashed glass after violent protests in Athens. The Greek parliament approved a painful set of austerity measures, defying violent protests in central Athens and a general strike which shut down much of the country.

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An Athens municipal worker uses a hammer to break pieces of a smashed shop window as part of a clean-up operation after violent protests in Athens. The Greek parliament approved a painful set of austerity measures, defying violent protests in central Athens and a general strike which shut down much of the country.

Updated on Oct 22, 2011 01:58 am IST

An Athens municipal worker uses a hammer to break pieces of a smashed shop window as part of a clean-up operation after violent protests in Athens. The Greek parliament approved a painful set of austerity measures, defying violent protests in central Athens and a general strike which shut down much of the country.

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People walk past debris as they try to avoid the effects of tear gas fired by police forces during clashes in central Athens. Greek anger over new austerity measures and layoffs erupted into violence, as demonstrators hurled chunks of marble and gasoline bombs and riot police responded with tear gas and stun grenades that echoed across Athens' main square.

Updated on Oct 22, 2011 01:58 am IST

People walk past debris as they try to avoid the effects of tear gas fired by police forces during clashes in central Athens. Greek anger over new austerity measures and layoffs erupted into violence, as demonstrators hurled chunks of marble and gasoline bombs and riot police responded with tear gas and stun grenades that echoed across Athens' main square.

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Paramedics carry an injured demonstrator to an ambulance in Athens. Clashes have broken out in central Athens between rival groups of demonstrators, amid a second day of mass demonstrations against a new round of austerity measures being debated in parliament. Police fired tear gas and stun grenades outside parliament as several hundred masked youths attacked peaceful demonstrators from a Communist-backed trade union who had tried to isolate the from the rally.

Updated on Oct 22, 2011 01:58 am IST

Paramedics carry an injured demonstrator to an ambulance in Athens. Clashes have broken out in central Athens between rival groups of demonstrators, amid a second day of mass demonstrations against a new round of austerity measures being debated in parliament. Police fired tear gas and stun grenades outside parliament as several hundred masked youths attacked peaceful demonstrators from a Communist-backed trade union who had tried to isolate the from the rally.

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Updated on Oct 22, 2011 01:58 am IST

Greece's finance minister Evangelos Venizelos looks on at the start of an Euro zone finance ministers' meeting in Brussels . The European Union has agreed that around 100 billion euros (87 billion pounds) is needed to recapitalise the European banking system, but splits remain before a high-profile summit over how to strengthen the euro zone's bailout fund.

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A worker repairs a damaged traffic light, following clashes, in Athens. Greek lawmakers passed a deeply resented new austerity bill, caving in to the demands of international creditors in order to avoid a national bankruptcy, as a second day of riots left one protester dead and more than 100 people wounded.

Updated on Oct 22, 2011 01:58 am IST

A worker repairs a damaged traffic light, following clashes, in Athens. Greek lawmakers passed a deeply resented new austerity bill, caving in to the demands of international creditors in order to avoid a national bankruptcy, as a second day of riots left one protester dead and more than 100 people wounded.

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