Sunday, September 06, 2009

Massive protests greet Greek PM | Demotix.com

Amidst draconian security measures Greek prime minister arrived in the country's second city, Thessaloniki to give his annual state of the nation address.

With 3000 extra police officers on the streets including 60 platoons of heavily armed riot police the ruling New Democracy party were taking no chances.

Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest a wide range of issues. firefighters, teachers, students, anarchists, cleaners and trade unionists marched through the centre of Thessaloniki under the watchful eye of thousands of police officers.

The nation will go to the polls on the 4th October following the decision last week by the prime minister to call snap elections just two years after being re-elected.



Massive protests greet Greek PM | Demotix.com

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