Greek anti-austerity protesters blockade Parliament
Thousands of anti-austerity protesters have been clashing with Greek police trying to blockade Parliament, international media outlets reports. Greek Parliament is supposed to launch a debate on new unpopular cutbacks needed to secure international rescue loans.
According to “Forbes” as a 24-hour general strike got underway, a large part of central Athens was closed to all traffic and pedestrians as police mounted a huge security operation to allow lawmakers access to Parliament by car.
Some 5,000 officers, including hundreds of riot and motorcycle police, were on duty, using parked buses and crowd barriers to prevent protesters from encircling the building.