U: 05/04/2012
- economy - financial crisis - Greece - Socialism
Pensioner suicide prompts Athens protest
A 77-year old cash-strapped Greek pensioner shot and killed himself in front of the Athens parliament Wednesday, saying he refused to forage through rubbish for food. The tragedy prompted a tense protest in Syntagma square.
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