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Riot police storm the Acropolis

Protest at Acropolis: Riot police are deployed at the entrance to the Acropolis
Riot police wait at the entrance to the Acropolis. Workers claimed they were owed up to 22 months' back pay and had locked the gates and barricaded themselves inside Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
Protest at Acropolis: A Culture ministry protester shouts at riot police at the Acropolis
A protesting worker shouts at riot police guarding the entrance to the Acropolis Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images
Protest at Acropolis: Riot police use a side entrance to enter the compound
Riot police use a side entrance to break into the Acropolis site Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP
Protest at Acropolis: Riot police remove protesters from the gate of the ancient Acropolis site
Protesting workers crowd around the gates at the Acropolis as riot police move in to remove them Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP
Protest at Acropolis: Protesters clash with police at the entrance to the Acropolis
Police clash with protesters, who held on to railings in an attempt to stop police removing them Photograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA/Rex Features
Protest at Acropolis: Riot policemen use teargas to disperse the media
Riot police use teargas to disperse the protesting workers and journalists covering the standoff Photograph: Alexandros Beltes/EPA
Protest at Acropolis: Police officers force workers to leave the Acropolis hill in Athens
Police force workers to leave the Acropolis Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters
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