Greek police fire tear gas as 40000 vent a nation's anger during Merkel's visit

Flouting the government's ban on protests, an estimated 40,000 people – many
carrying posters depicting Ms Merkel as a Nazi – descended on Syntagma Square
near the parliament building. Masked youths pelted riot police with rocks as the
officers responded with tear gas.The authorities had deployed 7,000 police,
water cannon and a helicopter. Snipers were [...]
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