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Riot police stand guard outside the parliament in Athens during a violent protest against the visit of Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel October 9, 2012. Greek police fired teargas and stun grenades at protesters in central Athens on Tuesday when they tried to break through a barrier and reach visiting Merkel. Tens of thousands of demonstrators defied a ban on protests, gathering in Syntagma square to voice their displeasure with the German leader, who many blame for forcing painful cuts on Greece in exchange for two EU-IMF bailout packages worth over 200 billion euros.
[Credit : Yannis Behrakis/Reuters]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbmuf8ke2U1r44q44o1_250.jpg)
Riot police stand guard outside the parliament in Athens during a violent protest against the visit of Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel October 9, 2012. Greek police fired teargas and stun grenades at protesters in central Athens on Tuesday when they tried to break through a barrier and reach visiting Merkel. Tens of thousands of demonstrators defied a ban on protests, gathering in Syntagma square to voice their displeasure with the German leader, who many blame for forcing painful cuts on Greece in exchange for two EU-IMF bailout packages worth over 200 billion euros.
[Credit : Yannis Behrakis/Reuters]
