Greek workers begin two-day general strike - in pictures
Trade unionists march towards the Greek parliament. Unions are angry that the proposed austerity package would raise taxes on minimum wage earners Photograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty ImagesTourists from Australia and New Zealand are stuck in the port of Piraeus as strikes hit travellersPhotograph: Orestis Panagiotou/EPAA protester carries a red flag on his way to the parliament building in AthensPhotograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images
A gallows set up by demonstrators in front of the Greek parliament Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty ImagesA demonstrator kicks a policeman who is in the process of arresting another protesterPhotograph: Yannis Behrakis/ReutersProtesters run away from a large firePhotograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty ImagesProtesters wear gas masks amid clouds of teargasPhotograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty ImagesProtesters chip away at buildings with hammersPhotograph: APRiot police surround Syntagma square Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty ImagesDemonstrators confront police in front of the Greek parliamentPhotograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/AFP/Getty ImagesA protester and a riot policeman take a cigarette break together Photograph: APA protester charges at police officerPhotograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty ImagesA protester wearing a gas mask passes a fire-engulfed broadcast van in Syntagma SquarePhotograph: Yannis Behrakis/ReutersDemonstrators clash with riot police in front of the Greek parliament Photograph: Orestis Panagiotou/EPAProtesters collect stonesPhotograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty ImagesRiot police advance through the flames from a petrol bombPhotograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/ReutersA kiosk owner wears a gas mask while selling cigarettes during clashes Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty ImagesMasked protesters hurl stones Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty ImagesA protester attempts to break a window displaying an image of an ancient Greek galley Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/ReutersRiot policemen defend their position beside a burning van during violent protests against austerity measures in Athens' Syntagma (Constitution) square, June 28, 2011.Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/ReutersA protester kicks a teargas cannister during a 48-hour general strike in AthensPhotograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty ImagesA firebomb thrown by protesters explodes next to riot police in AthensPhotograph: Petros Karadjias/APDemonstrators try to deal with tear gasPhotograph: Dimitri Messinis/APA protester throws a panel on top of a burning barricadePhotograph: Dimitri Messinis/APProtesters clash with riot policePhotograph: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP/Getty Images
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