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Greece general strike protests - in pictures

Greece protests: A firebomb explodes in front of the riot police
A firebomb explodes in front of riot police in Athens Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Greece protests: A demonstrator clashes with riot police
A Greek anti-austerity demonstrator attacks riot police Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Greece protests: A demonstrator uses a sling shot against riot policemen
A Greek demonstrator prepares to fire his slingshot at police officers Photograph: Orestis Panagiotou/EPA
Greece protests: Flames from a molotov cocktail burn on the boots of Greek riot police
Flames from a petrol bomb envelop a Greek riot police officer Photograph: Yorgos Karahalis/Reuters
Greece protests: A man reacts as riot police and a demonstrator clash behind him
A man tries to calm the crowd down as riot police and a demonstrator clash behind him Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters
Greece protest update: A protester after police used tear gas and a shock bomb
A protester after police used teargas to disperse demonstrators Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty Images
Greece protest update: A molotov cocktail burns in front of riot police
A molotov cocktail burns in front of riot police Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Greece protest update: Police arrest a protester near the parliament
Police arrest a protester near the parliament Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
Greece protest update: Demonstrators hold banners reading 'we work as unemployees' during a rally
Demonstrators hold placards that read 'we work as unemployees' during a rally Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Greece protest update: A protester throws a petrol bomb at riot police during a violent clashes
A protester throws a petrol bomb at riot police during violent clashes Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters
Greece protest update: A man holds a placard in front of riot police
A man holds a placard in front of riot police Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
Greece protests: Greek riot police try to avoid flames from a molotov cocktail
Greek riot police try to avoid flames from a petrol bomb Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters
Greece protests: Protesters scuffle with riot police
Greek protesters scuffle with riot police in Athens Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP
Greece protests: Protesters cover their faces and march amid tear gas
Protesters cover their faces to avoid teargas and continue the planned march against further austerity amid the Greek general strike Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
Greece protests: Press photographers cirle a protester as he throws a rock
Press photographers all equipped with teargas masks circle a protester as he gears up to throw a rock Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters
Greece protests: Demonstrators march during a 24 hour strike
Demonstrators march during the 24-hour general strike called by Greek trade unions and opposition parties Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Greece protests: A woman applauds members of Greece's Communist Party
A woman applauds members of Greece's Communist party as she marches past riot police Photograph: Yorgos Karahalis/Reuters
Greece protests: Demonstrators shout slogans during a 24 hour strike
Demonstrators shout slogans during the Greek 24-hour general strike against austerity Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Greece protests: Greece's Communist party march in line towards Syntagma square
Greece's Communist party march in line towards Syntagma Square, the traditional centre of protests Photograph: John Kolesidis/Reuters
Greece protests: Members of Greece's Communist Party take part in a march
Members of Greece's Communist party take part in the anti-austerity march Photograph: Yorgos Karahalis/Reuters
Greece protests: A elderly protester holds a Greek flag in a deserted Syntagma square
An elderly protester holds a Greek flag in a deserted Syntagma Square before the anti-austerity march Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP
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