RT.com - Published: 18 October, 2012, 14:54
Edited: 19 October, 2012, 00:48
General view of Greece's Communist party march in central Anthens during a 24-hour labour strike October 18, 2012 (Reuters / John Kolesidis)
Youths have clashed with the Athens police force, pelting officers with stones and petrol bombs during an anti-austerity march. More than 40,000 have taken to the streets in Greece in a 24-hour strike against wage and pension cuts.
Anti-austerity activists faced down police officers, throwing Molotov cocktails and rocks in the center of Athens. Police responded by firing teargas and stun grenades into the group of adolescents to disperse them. Clashes erupted as protesters broke through a police line on central Syntagma Square. After the crowd was dispersed, the demonstration resumed peacefully.
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