Demonstrators protesting the Greek government's decision to take an aid package from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund have clashed with police in Athens, PRESS TV reported.
About 2,500 people joined a march in the Greek capital organized after Prime Minister George Papandreou announced he would ask for the activation of an EU/IMF aid mechanism meant to pull Greece out of a debt crisis shaking the eurozone.
Police fired pepper spray to disperse the crowd, and a small group of protesters tried to break through a cordon stopping the march from reaching European Union offices in Athens, a police officer, who requested anonymity, told Reuters.
Workers unions fear that more tough measures may now be imposed on the economy.
The Greek government has announced austerity measures that include public sector wage and pension freezes, tax increases, and cuts to bonuses and benefits of civil servants
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