A firebomb explodes in front of riot police in AthensPhotograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty ImagesA Greek anti-austerity demonstrator attacks riot policePhotograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty ImagesA Greek demonstrator prepares to fire his slingshot at police officersPhotograph: Orestis Panagiotou/EPA
Flames from a petrol bomb envelop a Greek riot police officerPhotograph: Yorgos Karahalis/ReutersA man tries to calm the crowd down as riot police and a demonstrator clash behind himPhotograph: Yannis Behrakis/ReutersA protester after police used teargas to disperse demonstratorsPhotograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty ImagesA molotov cocktail burns in front of riot policePhotograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty ImagesPolice arrest a protester near the parliamentPhotograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty ImagesDemonstrators hold placards that read 'we work as unemployees' during a rallyPhotograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty ImagesA protester throws a petrol bomb at riot police during violent clashesPhotograph: Yannis Behrakis/ReutersA man holds a placard in front of riot police Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty ImagesGreek riot police try to avoid flames from a petrol bombPhotograph: John Kolesidis/ReutersGreek protesters scuffle with riot police in AthensPhotograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/APProtesters cover their faces to avoid teargas and continue the planned march against further austerity amid the Greek general strikePhotograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty ImagesPress photographers all equipped with teargas masks circle a protester as he gears up to throw a rockPhotograph: Yannis Behrakis/ReutersDemonstrators march during the 24-hour general strike called by Greek trade unions and opposition partiesPhotograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty ImagesA woman applauds members of Greece's Communist party as she marches past riot policePhotograph: Yorgos Karahalis/ReutersDemonstrators shout slogans during the Greek 24-hour general strike against austerityPhotograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty ImagesGreece's Communist party march in line towards Syntagma Square, the traditional centre of protests Photograph: John Kolesidis/ReutersMembers of Greece's Communist party take part in the anti-austerity marchPhotograph: Yorgos Karahalis/ReutersAn elderly protester holds a Greek flag in a deserted Syntagma Square before the anti-austerity marchPhotograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP
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