Greeks Protest Against Austerity
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Demonstrators throw fire bombs toward riot police during violent protests in central Athens. Thousands of demonstrators clashed with police as the Greek parliament prepared to vote on a new and deeply unpopular austerity deal to secure a 130 billion euro bailout aimed at saving Greece from bankruptcy and what Prime Minister Lucas Papademos warned would be "uncontrollable economic chaos."
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A protester gestures at riot police during clashes in the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki. Greek lawmakers approved harsh new austerity measures demanded by bailout creditors to save the debt-crippled nation from bankruptcy after rioters in central Athens torched buildings, looted shops and clashed with riot police.
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Demonstrators clash with police in Syntagma Square. Greece's creditors have demanded further austerity measures before approving a new bailout from the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund amid renewed concerns the country may default.
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Special Police Forces stand guard as firefighters put out a blaze on Stadiou Street during a demonstration against the new austerity measures in Syntagma Square in Athens.
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Demonstrators throw projectiles at riot police during violent protests in Greece.
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Demonstrators throw fire bombs at riot police during violent protests in Athens.
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People clash with police in the streets of Athens.
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Police clash with protestors in the street during demonstrations in Greece.
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Riot police officers try to extinguish flames from a petrol bomb thrown by protestors outside the Greek parliament.
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A protester throws a petrol bomb toward riot police during clashes in Greece.
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A protester wearing a Greek flag sits in front of riot police during a rally outside the Greek Parliament.
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People flood the streets during a demonstration against the new austerity measures in Athens.