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Protestors scuffle with police outside Finance Ministry

Protestors scuffle with police outside Finance Ministry

Protesters belonging to two public sector unions scuffled with riot police in downtown Athens on Friday morning during a rally outside the Finance Ministry.

The tension erupted after the unions demanded that a delegation be admitted into the building to wait for Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, who was not at his office at the time.

A few dozen protesters tried to force their way in when the request was turned down, prompting riot police to form a cordon in front of the entrance.

The rally was organized in protest at spending cuts in the public sector.

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