epa02800854 Demonstrators have set barricades afire to block the roads leading to the Greek Parliament during the second day of a 48-hour general strike, the first in the modern history of Greece, in Athens, Greece, 29 June 2011. Millions of Greeks participated in the strike to oppose new heavy austerity measures, part of a medium-term fiscal strategy framework 2012-2015 which is to be concluded in parliament. EPA/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU +++(c) dpa – Bildfunk+++

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