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Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Marchers Shut Down Central Athens In Financial Protest

ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- At least 10,000 marchers shut down the center of the Greek capital Wednesday to protest the latest waves of austerity measures announced by the government.The march accompanied a one-day strike in the public sector that shut down Athens International Airport, government ministries and schools. Hospitals operated on skeleton staffs, and some commuter rail services were closed.

The marchers shouted slogans against the government and the threesome overseeing Greece's $146 billion bailout: the European Central Bank, European Commission and International Monetary Fund.

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  1. lmclainOctober 5, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    I wonder if the Greek newscasts reported there was a crowd of "about 100 or so" and they had no idea what they were "protesting"? And then the Greek police moved in and started arresting and beating them.....they had no idea why either.

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