Riots late Wednesday as parliament met to vote on the latest austerity measures needed to win more international aid.
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Petrol bombs fall on riot police in Athens during a demonstration marking the second day of the 48-hours strike against new austerity measures.
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Smoke and tear gas filled the streets just as parliament struggled to forge a consensus on the new austerity plans. Meanwhile, workers were winding down a two-day strike to protest the budget-cutting moves designed to reduce Greece's crushing public debt burden.
Dozens of workers in Greece's parliament walked off the job, interrupting a heated debate on a package of cost cuts, tax hikes and labor reforms Athens must pass to receive badly needed aid.






