The unrest continues in Greece.<br/> This protester argues with riot police.<br/> Moments later they respond with force.<br/> Scuffles and clashes erupted across the capital Athens during a day that saw a wave of strikes and demonstrations from workers.<br/> Several rounds of tear gas were fired by police at protesters who responded by throwing stones.<br/> The earlier march of thousands was organised by union members and workers from the public sector who held a 24 hour general strike.<br/> Demonstrators are angry at the Greek government's latest toughening of austerity measures, and call this the start of a campaign to derail the plan.<br/> The government says the cuts are necessary in order to secure a new tranche of aid from the EU and IMF, needed to save the country from bankruptcy.<br/> Simon Hanna, Reuters.
