Protesters burn German flag in austerity protest

Prison Planet Wednesday 8th February, 2012

February 8, 2012 Scuffles broke out and a German flag was burnedoutside the Greek parliament as thousands ofprotesters demanded an end to proposed EU-backed austerity measures. As negotiations between Greek coalition MPs on budget cuts continued, thousands of people joined a march demanding the government ignore EU and IMF preconditions for a mas...

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