As many as 50,000 demonstrators took the the streets of Athens in an union-organized strike against austerity measures on Sept. 26, 2012. This is the first large-scale march since Greece’s coalition government was formed in June.
Anti-Austerity Protesters Clash with Riot Policemen in Central Athens
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A fire bomb explodes near a riot police squad on Sept. 26, 2012 in Athens, Greece, during clashes with demonstrators at a 24-hour general strike.
