[Violence In Athens As Pension Reforms Passed]Police have been pelted with petrol bombs in Athens as Greece passed unpopular tax and pensions reforms. Thousands of protesters took to the streets ahead of a vote that the government hopes will unlock bailout cash and pave the way for progress on debt relief when eurozone finance ministers meet on Monday. Inside the parliament building, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survived a crucial test of his wafer-thin majority, as all 153 of the ruling coalition's lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament voted in favour of the changes.
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