Protesters leave from the broken entrance of Greece’s Defense Ministry.
Protesters leave from the broken entrance of Greece’s Defense Ministry.
Image: AP Photo / Thanassis Stavrakis

Public hospital employees were also protesting in Athens. Workers oppose the new austerity measures that would impose cuts in pay and staff.

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Outside of the Health Ministry employees stand behind a banner of the ancient Greek goddess Hygeia, the goddess of health and healing.
Image: AP Photo / Petros Giannakouri
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Zoi Florou, a public hospital employee, holds up flowers during a protest outside the Health Ministry.
Image: AP Photo / Petros Giannakouris

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