Buildings burn as Greece adopts new measures

Greek MPs on Sunday approved a controversial package of austerity measures, demanded by the eurozone and IMF in return for a 130bn euro bailout.

Source: BBC, euronews

Monday, 13.02.2012.

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Greek MPs on Sunday approved a controversial package of austerity measures, demanded by the eurozone and IMF in return for a 130bn euro bailout. The vote was carried by 199 in favor to 74 against, while coalition parties expelled more than 40 deputies for failing to back the bill, the BBC reported. Buildings burn as Greece adopts new measures Meanwhile in the streets of Athens, tens of thousands protested, burning buildings and hurling petrol bombs, while police used tear gas to control the crowd. At least 80 people were reported injured, 30 of them police officers, euronews said. (Beta/AP) BBC, euronews

Buildings burn as Greece adopts new measures

Meanwhile in the streets of Athens, tens of thousands protested, burning buildings and hurling petrol bombs, while police used tear gas to control the crowd.

At least 80 people were reported injured, 30 of them police officers, euronews said.

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