Greek Lawmakers Weigh Bailout as Tear Gas Fired in Athens
Greek Bailout Vote Shifts Focus to ECB Emergency Funds
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Greek police clashed with protesters in central Athens as lawmakers debated a new bailout of up to 86 billion euros ($94 billion) that will impose further austerity on a country already ravaged by recession.
Riot police fired tear gas to disperse crowds gathered in Syntagma Square, across the road from the Greek parliament, at the start of the debate at about 9:15 p.m. local time. Lawmakers are due to vote on the bailout bill, which will endorse tax increases and spending cuts, by about midnight.