Clashes break out as Greek general strike brings Athens to a halt
by Helena Smith in Athens and agencies from on (#TD1M)
Petrol bombs thrown at police in first strike against bailout-related tax increases and spending cuts since Syriza-led government came to power
Clashes have broken out between riot police and protesters in central Athens during Greece's first general strike since the leftist Syriza-led government came to power in January.
Nearly 25,000 people participated in three separate demonstrations in the capital on Thursday, according to police figures, in protest at a further round of bailout-related tax increases and spending cuts. Another 10,000 marched without incident through the country's second largest city, Thessaloniki.
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