Saturday, March 3, 2012

Police evict strikers from Athens landfill

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek riot police have removed strikers from a landfill site northwest of Athens to allow access for private contractors brought in to clear the capital's streets of garbage.

Municipal employees had been occupying the landfill and refusing to collect garbage for two weeks as part of a strike against government austerity measures as debt-laden Greece tries to keep afloat. The …

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