Greeks gathering at the Parlament

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Run time: 02:10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5CsJBsIsxQ   Posted on YouTube: May 20, 2010 By YouTube Member: paul93cj Views on YouTube: 308   Posted on DU: May 20, 2010 By DU Member: Joanne98 Views on DU: 258

 
May 20, 2010 — greeks ar gathering at the parlament in Atena (romanian name for their capital)

ATHENS, Greece More than 20,000 protesters marched to parliament Thursday, as unions challenged harsh austerity measures in Greece by staging their fourth general strike this year.
Riot police held back demonstrators chanting "Thieves, thieves!" Store owners closed up and lowered protective shutters before the march got under way.
Police deployed 1,700 officers and detained 36 people in an early show of force after violent protests two weeks ago left three people dead in a bank fire.
The strike closed schools, halted ferries and trains, and kept hospitals running on emergency staff. The Acropolis and other ancient sites were also shut.