Second day of general strike turns Athens into a battleground

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A protester holding a bunner that calls the prime minister a traitor.

02/24

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A bunner of the union of theachers.

03/24

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Anti-facist bunner that says "no facists in our neighborhoods" .

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The Greek flag in front the parliament .

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A man holding the flags of Spain and Portugal among with the Greek .

06/24

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Part of the huge crowd that participated in today's general strike .

07/24

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Members of the SYRIZA political party holding a bunner that says " Yoy are destroying the country,go away " refering to the goverment.

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Riot police and protesters facing each other.

09/24

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The first molotov coctail of the night .

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A protester provocating the riot police .

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Protesters are walking against the riot police .

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Protesters pictured running away from tear gas fired by riot police in an effort to disperse the crowd.

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A cloud of tear gas rises into the air fired by riot police in an effort to disperse demonstrators protesting over the latest round of proposed austerity measures.

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A group of protesters avoiding tear gasses .

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A woman runs away from tear gasses in tears .

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Two young protesters waering tear gas masks .

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A police squad in front a fire .

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Policemen and protesters face to face.

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Escaping a tear gas attack .

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An angry protester talking to the policemen .

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The Greek parliament .

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A dog pictured here carrying a sign that reads: 'Smash Capitalism' at a demonstration over the latest round of proposed austerity measures.

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A protester in front a fire watching the riot police at the end of the alley .

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Members of the Greek communist party are entrying the Syntagma square .

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Protesters clashed with riot police during the second day of a general strike. Tear gas was used to disperse the demonstrators, some of whom lit fires in the streets.

The second day of the general strike ended up in violence ,tear gasses and molotov coctails .More than 100.000 people participated in the prostest when some more hot blooded started the conflict with the police.Soon the situation came out of control and the police used all power against all protesters .The end of today's story was that new austerity package was voted yes ,but from the fragile majority of 153 members..The government won a battle but is away far from winning the war.