(10 Dec 2008)
10:11:37:00
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24-hour strike agst govt economic policies, rally
AP TELEVISION
Athens, 21 Oct 2008
1. Wide of Acropolis and Parthenon temple
2. Tram station with one person sitting on platform
3. Close up of electronic sign on tram platform reading: (Greek) "24h service stoppage of tram due to participation in GSEE (union) strike"
4. Wide of people at rally
5. People at rally holding sign reading (Greek) "Change policy now"
10:11:56:23
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Demonstrations after teenager's shooting
AP TELEVISION
Athens, 7 Dec 2008
6. Demonstration with banner in front reading (Greek) "Murderers" and "Occupation of Law School" written below
7. Wide of demonstration with sky full of smoke from fires and tear gas, Molotov cocktails seen exploding
8. Wide of street with protesters hurling objects at police
9. Mid of riot police, demonstrators hurling objects in their direction
10:12:14:00
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Clashes, unrest on third day of unrest
AP TELEVISION
Athens - 8 Dec 2008
++NIGHT SHOTS++
10. Pan from riot police lined up in front of parliament, to demonstrators, fire blazes in rubbish bin
11. Wide of protesters throwing stones, AUDIO: loud bang
12. Wide of riot police facing off with protesters with flares and explosions in the air
13. Riot police throwing tear gas canisters towards protesters which explode and fill the air with cloud of gas
14. Various of protesters hurling petrol bombs toward police, officers try to dodge them
10:12:48:24
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Clashes on 3rd day of unrest; ADDS damage, a'math
AP TELEVISION
Athens, 8 December 2008
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++NIGHT SHOTS++
15. Riot police fighting with demonstrator
16. Wide of shop in flames
17. Protesters throwing petrol bombs towards police and camera
18. Building engulfed in flames coming out of windows
10:13:03:22
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Riots erupt outside parliament as unions strike
AP TELEVISION
Athens - 10 Dec 2008
19. Wide top-shot of hundreds of people gathered for union demonstration outside Parliament's Syntagma Square in Athens city centre
20. Cutaway of demonstrator holding large baton
21. Wide top-shot of police chasing and demonstrator, zoom in as riot police arrest demonstrator and drag him away AUDIO: explosion
STORYLINE:
On October 21st public offices shut down across Greece as workers walked off the job to protest against the conservative government's economic policies. Hundreds of thousands of Greeks took part in the 24-hour nationwide general strike that brought air, rail and ferry traffic to a halt, according to GSEE, the country's largest umbrella union. Thousands of people marched through central Athens in two separate demonstrations. While the first march of about 15,000 people was calm, clashes broke out during the second march between riot police and groups of youths throwing rocks and other objects at store windows. Police fired tear gas, sending the demonstrators scurrying for cover.
On December 7th rioters rampaged through Athens and the northern city of Thessaloniki, hurling Molotov cocktails, burning stores and blocking city streets with flaming barricades after protests against the fatal police shooting of a teenager erupted into chaos. Youths wearing hoods smashed storefronts and cars in Athens. Riot police responded with tear gas while the fire department rushed to extinguish blazes. Several bank branches, stores and at least one building were on fire on a major street leading to the capital's police headquarters. Clashes also broke out near Parliament. Streets quickly emptied as word of the violence spread.
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