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Scuffles at Greek "No" protest

Reuters 2011-10-29

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OH-HEE, that's Greek for No!
The rallying cry on Oxi Day, a national Greek holiday commemorating World World II, has a different meaning this year, as protesters turn out to say no to austerity measures.
But tensions flared when demonstrators disrupted annual celebrations and tried to break through a human blockade created by the police.
The roadblock was set up to prevent the protesters from making a run on the Parliament building.
But that only angered demonstrators, who still tried to push ahead, resulting in a scuffle and at least two arrests.
Greece has been gripped by protest after protest as lawmakers put painful spending cuts into place in order to secure a bailout from the European Union, European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund.
Those cuts, however, have not gone over well with public unions and workers from the private sector.
Average Greek citizens feel betrayed, holding up signs like this which reads "Traitors resign, our sovereignty is not to give away."
A sign of the times as Greece tries to find a way out of its debt crisis.
Conway Gittens, Reuters

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