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In Pictures: 'Greece - Riots and Unrest Continue'

By James Wray May 5, 2010, 18:19 GMT

Greek protesters clash with riot policemen during a demonstration against the new tough austreity measures of the gtovernment in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, 05 May 2010. Three people died on 05 May when a bank was set ablaze as tens of thousands of Greek demonstrators took to the streets to protest government austerity measures in exchange for an international bailout aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy. The bodies of two men and a woman were discovered inside the bank branch of Marfin, located in downtown Athens while at least 20 people were hospitalised with injuries. EPA/PANAGIOTIS MOSCHANDREOU

Medical personel and police officers carry the body of a bank employee outside a torched branch of the Marfin-Egnatia Bank, where three employees died of asphyxiation after rioters allegedly through fire bombs inside the Bank during a demonstration against the new tough austerity measures of the government in Athens, Greece, 05 May 2010. Three people died on 05 May when a bank was set ablaze as tens of thousands of Greek demonstrators took to the streets to protest government austerity measures in exchange for an international bailout aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy. The bodies of two men and a woman were discovered inside the bank branch of Marfin, located in downtown Athens while at least 20 people were hospitalised with injuries. EPA/PANAGIOTIS MOSCHANDREOU

Bank employees look on in shock after escaping from inside a torched branch of the Marfin Egnatia bank, where three of their colleagues died from asphyxiation after rioters allegedly threw firebombs inside the bank, on 05 May 2010. Three people died on 05 May when a bank was set ablaze as tens of thousands of Greek demonstrators took to the streets to protest government austerity measures in exchange for an international bailout aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy. The bodies of two men and a woman were discovered inside the bank branch of Marfin, located in downtown Athens while at least 20 people were hospitalised with injuries. EPA/PANTELIS SAITAS

Greek protesters clash with riot police outside the Greek Parliament during a demonstration against the new tough austerity measures of the government, in Athens, Greece, 05 May 2010. Three people died on 05 May when a bank was set ablaze as tens of thousands of Greek demonstrators took to the streets to protest government austerity measures in exchange for an international bailout aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy. The bodies of two men and a woman were discovered inside the bank branch of Marfin, located in downtown Athens while at least 20 people were hospitalised with injuries. EPA/PANTELIS SAITAS

Greek protesters clash with riot police during a demonstration during a demonstration against the new tough austerity measures of the government, outside the Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, 05 May 2010. Three people died on 05 May when a bank was set ablaze as tens of thousands of Greek demonstrators took to the streets to protest government austerity measures in exchange for an international bailout aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy. The bodies of two men and a woman were discovered inside the bank branch of Marfin, located in downtown Athens while at least 20 people were hospitalised with injuries. EPA/PANTELIS SAITAS

Greek protesters hold the Greek national flag during a demonstration against the new tough austerity measures of the government, outside the Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, 05 May 2010. Three people died on 05 May when a bank was set ablaze as tens of thousands of Greek demonstrators took to the streets to protest government austerity measures in exchange for an international bailout aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy. The bodies of two men and a woman were discovered inside the bank branch of Marfin, located in downtown Athens while at least 20 people were hospitalised with injuries. EPA/PANTELIS SAITAS

Greek protesters clash with riot police during a demonstration against the new tough austerity measures of the Greek government, in Athens, Greece, 05 May 2010. Three people died on 05 May when a bank was set ablaze as tens of thousands of Greek demonstrators took to the streets to protest government austerity measures in exchange for an international bailout aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy. The bodies of two men and a woman were discovered inside the bank branch of Marfin, located in downtown Athens while at least 20 people were hospitalised with injuries. EPA/PANTELIS SAITAS

Greek protesters clash with riot police as they try to invade the Greek Parliament during a demonstration in Athens, Greece, 05 May 2010. Three people died on 05 May when a bank was set ablaze as tens of thousands of Greek demonstrators took to the streets to protest government austerity measures in exchange for an international bailout aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy. The bodies of two men and a woman were discovered inside the bank branch of Marfin, located in downtown Athens while at least 20 people were hospitalised with injuries. EPA/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU

Greek riot policemen stand guard outside the burnt branch of Marfin Egnatia bank where three employees were killed during a demonstration against the new tough austerity measures of the government in Athens, Greece, 05 May 2010. Three people died on 05 May when a bank was set ablaze as tens of thousands of Greek demonstrators took to the streets to protest government austerity measures in exchange for an international bailout aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy. The bodies of two men and a woman were discovered inside the bank branch of Marfin, located in downtown Athens while at least 20 people were hospitalised with injuries. EPA/PANTELIS SAITAS

Greek protesters clash with riot police during a demonstration against the new tough austerity measures of the government, outside the Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, 05 May 2010. Three people died on 05 May when a bank was set ablaze as tens of thousands of Greek demonstrators took to the streets to protest government austerity measures in exchange for an international bailout aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy. The bodies of two men and a woman were discovered inside the bank branch of Marfin, located in downtown Athens while at least 20 people were hospitalised with injuries. EPA/PANTELIS SAITAS

A fire burns in front of the Greek Parliament during a demonstration against the new tough austerity measures of the government, in Athens, Greece, 05 May 2010. Three people died on 05 May when a bank was set ablaze as tens of thousands of Greek demonstrators took to the streets to protest government austerity measures in exchange for an international bailout aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy. The bodies of two men and a woman were discovered inside the bank branch of Marfin, located in downtown Athens while at least 20 people were hospitalised with injuries. EPA/PANTELIS SAITAS

A masked Greek protesters during a demonstration against the new tough austreity measures of the gtovernment in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens, Greece, 05 May 2010. Three people died on 05 May when a bank was set ablaze as tens of thousands of Greek demonstrators took to the streets to protest government austerity measures in exchange for an international bailout aimed at saving the country from bankruptcy. The bodies of two men and a woman were discovered inside the bank branch of Marfin, located in downtown Athens while at least 20 people were hospitalised with injuries. EPA/PANAGIOTIS MOSCHANDREOU