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Riots in Greece (22 photos)
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou went abroad in search of help and support from the leaders of European countries. The police dispersed the demonstrators with tear gas and batons. The crowd chased ceremonial guards in kilts 19th century and damaged the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of Parliament, while a trade union leader was beaten demonstrators left-handed. It was the largest outbreak of violence since the take-off of the debt crisis in Greece at the end of last year. The police arrested five people, seven police officers were injured.
The financial problems of Greece and noticeably rocked the European Union and the single currency - the euro - the purpose of which was originally to prevent Europe from being too large debt.
Protesters fight with police in front of the Greek parliament in Athens on March 5. (AFP / Getty Images / Aris Messinis)
The man with the flag is at the cordon of police outside the parliament building in Athens. The Greek government has cut the budget for 4, 8 billion euros. (AP / Thanassis Stavrakis)
Assault force passes by burning barricades in the center of Athens. Young people in masks attacked the leader of the largest union of Greece and stoned police. The violence occurred after the proposal of the Prime Minister George Papandreou to reduce spending in an attempt to get out of the debt crisis. (AP / Thanassis Stavrakis)
A protester throws a stone at police guarding the entrance to the parliament building during a protest in Athens. Several dozen demonstrators threw stones at police outside the Greek Parliament, and then broke nearby windows and robbed some police plastic sheeting. (AFP / Getty Images / Louisa Gouliamaki)
Demonstrator wrapped in transporant police (left), who is trying to arrest other demonstrators during riots in Athens. Greece's budget deficit is 12, 7% of GDP, four times the permissible standards of the eurozone, but the Greek authorities have promised that in 2010 they will be able to reduce the budget deficit to 8, 7% of GDP. (AP / Thanassis Stavrakis)
A policeman tries to catch demonstrators at a rally in Athens. (AP / Thanassis Stavrakis)
Demonstrators fight with storm troopers in front of the Greek Parliament. (AFP / Getty Images / Louisa Gouliamaki)
Demonstrators clashed with police outside the parliament building in Athens. (AFP / Getty Images / Louisa Gouliamaki)
Protesters fight with police. (AFP / Getty Images / Aris Messinis)
Protesters fight with police during the violence in front of the Greek Parliament. (AFP / Getty Images / Aris Messinis)
One of the officers lying on the ground during the conflicts in Greece on March 5. (AFP / Getty Images / Aris Messinis)
A policeman uses tear gas against Manolis Glezos (second from left) - Representative of the left forces and writer, hero of the resistance to fascism (in 1941, he tore off the Acropolis Nazi flag with the swastika). 88-year-old Glezos suffered from the actions of police using tear gas. Gas was Glezos face. (AFP / Getty Images / Aris Messinis)
A policeman uses tear gas against demonstrators in Athens. (AFP / Getty Images / Louisa Gouliamaki)
Protesters try to escape from the police during clashes in Athens. The riots lasted for a short time in the capital quickly restore calm. (AFP / Getty Images / Louisa Gouliamaki)
Riot police chasing looters pulled from store printers, copiers and MFP TASKalfa. (AFP / Getty Images / Louisa Gouliamaki)
Scuffle in front of the Greek Parliament, in those moments where the package of spending cuts and tax increases, which is designed to bring Greece out of the debt and financial crisis, lasted about 15 minutes. (AFP / Getty Images / Aris Messinis)
A protester tries to pull other demonstrators from the police during clashes in Athens. Earlier 200 leftists stormed the Ministry of Finance, the upper floors of the cloth curtain demanding roll anti-people reforms. (AFP / Getty Images / Aris Messinis)
Assault force detain a demonstrator during a protest in Athens on March 5. (AFP / Getty Images / Angelos Tzortzinis)
The police arrested demonstrators have broken away in the center of Athens. The inscription on the wall reads: "Rise now all on the street." (AP / Thanassis Stavrakis)
Athens does not work by public transport. In Greece, four hours suspended air service. The largest trade unions of public and private sector have announced a three-hour nationwide strike. (AFP / Getty Images / Louisa Gouliamaki)
Two police officers detained protesters at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Greek Parliament in Greece. (AFP / Getty Images / Louisa Gouliamaki)
Police immobilize a demonstrator at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the center of Athens on March 5. (AP / Petros Giannakouris)
The financial problems of Greece and noticeably rocked the European Union and the single currency - the euro - the purpose of which was originally to prevent Europe from being too large debt.
Protesters fight with police in front of the Greek parliament in Athens on March 5. (AFP / Getty Images / Aris Messinis)
The man with the flag is at the cordon of police outside the parliament building in Athens. The Greek government has cut the budget for 4, 8 billion euros. (AP / Thanassis Stavrakis)
Assault force passes by burning barricades in the center of Athens. Young people in masks attacked the leader of the largest union of Greece and stoned police. The violence occurred after the proposal of the Prime Minister George Papandreou to reduce spending in an attempt to get out of the debt crisis. (AP / Thanassis Stavrakis)
A protester throws a stone at police guarding the entrance to the parliament building during a protest in Athens. Several dozen demonstrators threw stones at police outside the Greek Parliament, and then broke nearby windows and robbed some police plastic sheeting. (AFP / Getty Images / Louisa Gouliamaki)
Demonstrator wrapped in transporant police (left), who is trying to arrest other demonstrators during riots in Athens. Greece's budget deficit is 12, 7% of GDP, four times the permissible standards of the eurozone, but the Greek authorities have promised that in 2010 they will be able to reduce the budget deficit to 8, 7% of GDP. (AP / Thanassis Stavrakis)
A policeman tries to catch demonstrators at a rally in Athens. (AP / Thanassis Stavrakis)
Demonstrators fight with storm troopers in front of the Greek Parliament. (AFP / Getty Images / Louisa Gouliamaki)
Demonstrators clashed with police outside the parliament building in Athens. (AFP / Getty Images / Louisa Gouliamaki)
Protesters fight with police. (AFP / Getty Images / Aris Messinis)
Protesters fight with police during the violence in front of the Greek Parliament. (AFP / Getty Images / Aris Messinis)
One of the officers lying on the ground during the conflicts in Greece on March 5. (AFP / Getty Images / Aris Messinis)
A policeman uses tear gas against Manolis Glezos (second from left) - Representative of the left forces and writer, hero of the resistance to fascism (in 1941, he tore off the Acropolis Nazi flag with the swastika). 88-year-old Glezos suffered from the actions of police using tear gas. Gas was Glezos face. (AFP / Getty Images / Aris Messinis)
A policeman uses tear gas against demonstrators in Athens. (AFP / Getty Images / Louisa Gouliamaki)
Protesters try to escape from the police during clashes in Athens. The riots lasted for a short time in the capital quickly restore calm. (AFP / Getty Images / Louisa Gouliamaki)
Riot police chasing looters pulled from store printers, copiers and MFP TASKalfa. (AFP / Getty Images / Louisa Gouliamaki)
Scuffle in front of the Greek Parliament, in those moments where the package of spending cuts and tax increases, which is designed to bring Greece out of the debt and financial crisis, lasted about 15 minutes. (AFP / Getty Images / Aris Messinis)
A protester tries to pull other demonstrators from the police during clashes in Athens. Earlier 200 leftists stormed the Ministry of Finance, the upper floors of the cloth curtain demanding roll anti-people reforms. (AFP / Getty Images / Aris Messinis)
Assault force detain a demonstrator during a protest in Athens on March 5. (AFP / Getty Images / Angelos Tzortzinis)
The police arrested demonstrators have broken away in the center of Athens. The inscription on the wall reads: "Rise now all on the street." (AP / Thanassis Stavrakis)
Athens does not work by public transport. In Greece, four hours suspended air service. The largest trade unions of public and private sector have announced a three-hour nationwide strike. (AFP / Getty Images / Louisa Gouliamaki)
Two police officers detained protesters at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Greek Parliament in Greece. (AFP / Getty Images / Louisa Gouliamaki)
Police immobilize a demonstrator at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the center of Athens on March 5. (AP / Petros Giannakouris)
