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Friday, July 12, 2013

Demonstrators blockade city hall in north Greece

A striking Municipal police officer on motorcycle holds a Greek flag during a protest, in central Athens, on Thursday, July 11, 2013. Public sector unionists and municipality workers staged a protest Thursday against new austerity measures that will push thousands of public sector workers out of work or placed in a mandatory transfer program. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Protesting municipal workers blockaded the entrance of city hall in Greece's second largest city Thursday, amid mounting anger against new austerity cuts that will affect thousands of public sector workers.



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