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Sep 10th, 2011
(Reuters) - Police officers and firefighters watch a burning barricade during a protest against austerity September 10, 2011 in Thessaloniki. Police fired dozens of tear-gas during violent clashes in Greece's second largest city. The debt-laden Greek government vowed on Saturday to stay the course of austerity, sending a message to its increasingly frustrated lenders it will do everything it takes to avoid a bankruptcy that would rock the euro. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis (GREECE - Tags: BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) -
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