Greece Union Strike: Video of violent riots in Athens, police clash with masked youths

Dozens of masked youths have been clashing with police at a union protest in Athens during a general strike against the cash-strapped government's planned pension and labor reforms. Riot police fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse troublemakers who threw chunks of marble smashed off a metro station entrance and set rubbish bins on fire. Bus and ferry services have been disrupted, leaving some tourists stranded, in protests against planned pension and labour reforms. The industrial action is another in a series of mass-demonstrations against a swathe of severe austerity measures.

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[XalatsAs]

just to inform everyone, the "troublemakers" are POLICEMEN dressed as troublemakers to destroy every peaceful strike of the population

[albatros400]

Are Their shields bulletproof ????????

[jezus2459]

@makedon85

go be stupid somewhere else.

[makedon85]

You deserve this This is God's punishment for all crimes on Macedonian people in Aegean Macedonia

[flamesdemon19]

@Sirxchrish I like "dangerous fun" too,and as a matter of fun I wish I could use my gun to shoot their heads too.But,that's not the way to save a country boy.Besides,why would you use a gun on SHIELDED cops...You'd end up dead(or without bullets)...

[akon1397]

i always wanted a real riot shield

[Engelados]

@XalatsAs φίλε, πριν τους κανείς όλους "inform" κοίτα να είσαι καλά ενημερωμένος εσύ. όχι αυτοί που είναι ασφαλίτες είναι μετρημένοι στα δάχτυλα. μια πέτρα που πετιέται μπορεί να κρύβει πίσω της παρά πολύ σκέψη ! ;)

[liamenidicity]

γαμω την ελληνικη αστυνομια..εναν εναν τους εχω σκατομπατσοι αδερφες..μια στο σαγονι ειστε καριολιδες..

[XalatsAs]

@mtyler5000 dear friend yes they are! for sure! there are plenty of documents you can find in the web. If you can non find them, let me know so I can send you some links. Un hopefully, in my country we have junta-not democracy for these las two years. Hellas (Greece) is not as a democratic country has to be, and all the important channels are not independent...

[mtyler5000]

@XalatsAs no. They're not.