Clashes as protesters march against austerity vote
(28 Jun 2011) 1. Wide top shot of rioters damaging Greek Ministry of Economy building, pan of rioters running across road 2. Top shot of rioters pushing full waste containers on fire to middle of road 3. Top shot of masked rioter damaging McDonald's fast food restaurant building 4. Zoom in youths throwing projectiles towards Finance Ministry, pan left rubbish bin on fire 5. Man using hammer to smash marble off building facade 6. Wide of riot police retreating on street 7. Close up of riot police retreating on street 8. Bin on fire with protesters hurling objects in background 9. Top shot of object on fire with black smoke rising in front of building 10. Top shot of rioters moving large parasol across street 11. Ground shot of rioters running away as riot police fire tear gas at them on street corner 12. Riot police with shields protecting themselves, one officer throwing tear cas canister, pan to running rioters and then to smoke rising from canister 13. Police officer protecting himself with shield and throwing projectiles at rioters 14. Wide of police officers and rioters throwing projectiles 15. Street corner with flames on ground 16. Rioters throwing stones and other objects 17. Top shot of object on fire with black smoke rising in front of building 18. Various top shots of riot police coming towards the protesters, as objects are thrown towards them 19. Mid top shot of rioters throwing objects towards police 20. Top shot riot police running 21. Top shot protesters running away 22. Top shot rioters throw stones at riot police, police chase them 23. Zoom in on tear gas on the street 24. Top shot riot police spraying protesters with chemicals from very close distance 25. Wide of man sitting on ground and riot police around him STORYLINE: Riot police fired tear gas at youths hurling rocks near the Greek finance ministry in Athens on Tuesday, as anger bubbled over on the first day of a general strike, and parliament debated new cost-cutting measures. The latest austerity measures must pass in two parliamentary votes on Wednesday and Thursday if Greece is to receive bailout funds from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund to stave off a possible default in July. If the votes don't pass, Greece could become the first eurozone nation to default on its debts, sending shock waves through the global economy. The clashes with police came at the start of a two-day strike called by unions who are furious that the new 28 (b) billion euro (40 (b) billion US dollars) austerity program will slap taxes on minimum wage earners and other struggling Greeks. The measures come on top of other spending cuts and tax rises that have sent Greek unemployment soaring to over 16 percent. Hooded youths ripped up paving stones and set rubbish bins on fire in central Athens as police gave chase and fired tear gas and stun grenades. Earlier, about 20,000 people had marched peacefully in two separate demonstrations, while another 7,000 protested in the northern city of Thessaloniki without incident. Everyone from doctors and ambulance drivers to casino workers, and even actors at a state-funded theatre, were joining the strike or holding work stoppages for several hours. Hundreds of flights were cancelled or rescheduled as air traffic controllers walked off the job for four hours in the morning, and planned another walkout in the evening. Strikes by public transport workers caused traffic jams across the capital and left tourists stranded at the nearby port of Piraeus. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
