Tens of thousands of Greek protesters filled the streets of Athens yesterday to greet German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who offered sympathy but no promise of further aid on her first visit to the country since the euro crisis erupted three years ago.
Tens of thousands of Greek protesters filled the streets of Athens yesterday to greet German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who offered sympathy but no promise of further aid on her first visit to the country since the euro crisis erupted three years ago.
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Andreas Rinke and Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS
As police fired tear gas and stun grenades to halt angry crowds chanting anti-austerity slogans and waving swastika flags, Mrs Merkel's host, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, welcomed her as a friend.
Blamed by many Greeks for imposing draconian budget cuts in exchange for aid, Mrs Merkel reaffirmed Berlin's commitment to keep the debt-crippled Greek state inside Europe's single currency.
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