Violent strikes hit Greece

From Aftenposten :

Riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators throwing rocks and firebombs in central Athens during a nationwide general strike Wednesday by millions of Greeks protesting government pension reforms. The walkout, like two other general strikes since December, shut down public services and forced the cancellation of dozens of flights. Tens of thousands of people marched in Athens, and about 8,000 demonstrated in the northern city of Thessaloniki, where protesters set fire to two banks and three automatic teller machines.