Riot police in Greece have used tear gas and flash grenades to disperse firefighters protesting outside the Parliament amid the financial crisis.
The clashes between the firefighters and the police turned violent forcing officers to fire tear gas in a bid to disperse the angry crowd.
The firefighters, most of whom are on short-term contracts, were protesting over job and wage cuts.
Firefighters have been camped out in tents on Athens’ main Syntagma Square just opposite Parliament, for more than a week.
In addition to the protesting firefighters, hundreds of shipyard workers headed to the Ministry of Finance to make their voices heard as well. They slammed the government’s decision to sell shipyards, cut jobs and reduce wages.
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