Violent protests in Greece - December 15,2010

Protesters clashed with riot police across Athens on Wednesday, torching cars, hurling gasoline bombs and sending Christmas shoppers scurrying during a general strike against the government's latest austerity measures. Wednesday's violence occurred after some 20,000 protesters marched to parliament during a general strike against a new round of labor reforms in the crisis-hit country. At least 10 people were detained and five were hurt, including a conservative politician who was beaten in the street by protesters. Two people were injured in Athens and three in Greece's second largest city, Thessaloniki, where another anti-austerity protest turned violent.