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Athens explodes as Greek lawmakers ram through new austerity package

80,000 protesters clash with police near Parliament as a slim majority approves cuts to pensions, pay and social services

An armed protester in a cloud of tear gas in Athens' Syntagma Square during Wednesday night's violent protests. Photo: Reuters

Amid some of the most violent demonstrations in Greece in months, its Parliament approved a sweeping set of austerity measures early yesterday in a desperate bid to keep the country in the euro zone.

But passage was so narrow that the government's continued stability remained at risk. Rioters earlier rampaged outside Parliament during an 80,000-strong anti-austerity demonstration, clashing with police who responded with tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons.