Greek protesters, police clash as MPs debate austerity plan - Economic Times

A petrol bomb explodes near riot police during a huge anti-austerity demonstration in Athens' Syntagma (Constitution) square. (Reuters)

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ATHENS: Greek police on Sunday used tear gas on petrol bomb-throwing protesters outside parliament where lawmakers were debating a new austerity plan aimed at staving off bankruptcy.

Police said some 25,000 protesters were massed outside the building and at nearby Omonia Square, with some 3,000 police deployed and more protesters arriving.