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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Five days of rioting in Greece

Youths show a tear gas canister used by Greek police during five days of riots in central Athens, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008. Protesters attacked Athens' main courthouse with firebombs during a hearing for police officers whose shooting of a teenager set off rioting that appeared to be tapering off Wednesday even as a general strike paralyzed the country.