Rioting in Athens
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Protesters, outraged over Greece's new austerity measures, clashed with police on the streets of Athens. The debt-crippled country approved deep spending cuts in an effort to avoid bankruptcy.
A protester throws an object towards riot police during clashes in Athens on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
Greece's Socialist Party leader George Papandreou addresses lawmakers during a debate in Parliament on Sunday Feb. 12, 2012. -
A petrol bomb explodes in front of riot police officers during clashes in front of the Greek parliament, Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
Protesters wave a flag in front of the Greek parliament as riot police officers stand guard in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
A riot police officer tries to extinguish flames from a petrol bomb thrown by protestors outside the Greek parliament, Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
Protesters clash with riot police outside the Greek parliament in Athens on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
A protester kicks a tear gas canister toward riot police during clashes outside the Greek parliament in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
A riot police officer kicks back a tear gas canister during clashes in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
A riot policeman chases a protester during clashes in Athens on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
A Starbucks coffee shop burns, right, as firefighters try to cut open the locked truck to get out the fire hose after protesters took the keys, during clashes in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
A shop burns during clashes in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
A riot police officer looks on as a branch of the Cosmote mobile company burns during clashes in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
Riot police pass outside the Bank of Greece during clashes in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
A branch of the Cosmote mobile company is ablaze as riot police officers take a break during clashes in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
Protesters try to avoid a stun grenade thrown by police on motorcycles during clashes in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
Protesters throw stones at riot police during clashes in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
Riot police fall down during clashes in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
A petrol bomb explodes over riot police during clashes in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
A petrol bomb explodes over riot police during clashes in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
Riot police clash with a protester in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
A man walks by a burning bus ticket kiosk in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
Riot police detain a protester during clashes in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
A protester wearing a gas mask stands next to a a burning bus ticket kiosk in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
A fireman tries to extinguish a burning shop in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
Riot policemen pass by a burning building in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
A cinema burns in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
Protesters pass by a burning cinema in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
A fireman tries to extinguish a burning cinema in Athens, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. -
Greece's Prime Minister Lucas Papademos addresses lawmakers during a debate at the Parliament on Sunday Feb. 12, 2012. -
A protester gestures at riot police during clashes in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki, late Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.
