Violent protests in Europe borne out of deeper frustrations - by Christine Spolar
The center-right government of Costas Karamanlis, increasingly unpopular amid mounting economic problems, didn't anticipate or understand how the anger had spiraled. The youth were suddenly lashing out at all that ails Greece: a weak government, an economy that remains one of the poorest of the European Union and their own bleak job prospects. They looted businesses, pelted police with stones and ran amok near government banks, offices and university campuses with Molotov cocktails. About 100 people have been injured. Property damage is an estimated $2 million. Talk of what happened in Athens and Thessaloniki has spread to Italy and Spain, which have had protests of their own.
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