Clashes broke out on Wednesday night at an anti-austerity rally by thousands of protesters outside G

(15 Jul 2015) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 2069003 Clashes broke out on Wednesday night at an anti-austerity rally by thousands of protesters outside Parliament in Athens. Riot police used pepper spray and tear gas to fight back youths in the crowd who were hurling Molotov cocktails and rocks at police. Police said about 12,500 people were at the rally at Syntagma Square. The clashes broke out just as lawmakers were starting to debate an austerity bill that includes consumer tax increases and pension reforms. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who has faced strident opposition to the bill from his own radical left Syriza party, said it was the best possible deal he could get to prevent Greece from being forced out of Europe's joint euro currency. 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...