Greek pensioner's suicide triggers anti-austerity protests

Global Times Thursday 5th April, 2012

Greek citizens on Thursday night staged a fresh anti-austerity protest in front of the parliament building in central Athens, where a senior pensioner committed suicide one day earlier over austerity measures aimed to address a severe debt crisis. Protesters engage in minor clashes with the police, as youths pelted rocks against anti-riot police f...

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