Thursday, March 11, 2010

Even the Police on Strike in Greece

Greeks stage third general strike



More than 30,000 people have joined demonstrations in Athens as workers held a nationwide strike to show their anger over the country's deepening financial crisis.

Street clashes erupted on the sidelines of the protest in the capital, with masked youths smashing shop fronts and knocking police off motorbikes.

Barnaby Phillips reports from Athens.

(March 11, 2010)