Athens protests erupt into violence

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou vowed to push through draconian economic measures demanded as part of a €110bn rescue package for his debt-burdened country despite the death of three people during demonstrations

Three Athens bank employees died on the 5 May 2010 in a blaze started by a petrol bomb thrown as the city erupted into violence during a march by tens of thousands of striking workers angry at deep spending cuts.

Deutsche Welle, 5.5.10: Three killed as violence flares over Greek austerity measures http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5537792,00.html

Kathimerini, 5.5.10: Three dead during protest in Athens http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_1_05/05/2010_116875

EurActiv, 5.5.10: Three killed in Athens riots http://www.euractiv.com/en/euro/three-killed-in-athens-riots-news-493788

BBC News, 5.5.10: Greek protesters urged to retreat from 'abyss' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8663734.stm

ESO: Background information: The Greek debt crisis of 2010 http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-greek-debt-crisis-key-sources/

ESO: Background information: Greek workers step up fight against austerity http://www.europeansources.info/record/greek-workers-step-up-fight-against-austerity/

New York Times, 5.5.10: Greek Unrest Raises Fears About Impact on Bailout http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/world/europe/07greece.html?ref=world

Spiegel Online International, 5.5.10: Greek Protests at IMF Plan Escalate http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,693179,00.html

To Ethnos, 6.5.10: Almost a revolution (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/246631-almost-revolution

PressEurop, 6.5.10: A nation in shock http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/246731-nation-shock

Kathimerini, 6.5.10: Deaths place Greece on ‘edge of abyss’ http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_100002_06/05/2010_116899

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