Demonstrators wearing helmets and gas masks and armed with sticks clashed with police in the Greek capital Wednesday, as a general strike was held to protest the government’s austerity drive.
Riot police fought with the protesters wearing the black clothes favored by anarchist groups for 45 minutes in the central Syntagma Square, letting off tear gas in an attempt to disperse the crowd.
The demonstrators let off flares and a tent in the center of the square advertising an air show was set on fire.
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