The strike in Greece degenerates, three in Athens.

A police riot caught in the flames of the explosion of a Molotov tail in Athens.Keywords: event, rigor, crisis, ATHENS, Greece.

 Violent clashes erupted outside the manifestation of some 35,000 employees of private and public protest against the austerity measures. Those killed were in the branch of a bank on fire.

"To pay for the crisis by the rich." International Monetary Fund and European Union are stealing a century of social achievements. "While the country is paralyzed by a general strike, 34,000 people marched Wednesday in the streets of Athens and Salonika. Union mobilization is similar in number to the previous movements, according to police. The unions, meanwhile, speak of the largest mobilization since the beginning of the crisis.
Alongside the event of violent clashes occurred between strators and police in Salonika and Athens. Police in Athens was placed in a "state of alert" against the of anarcho-autonomous factions.
In early afternoon, groups of hooded youth threw Molotov tails and police retaliated by firing tear gas. The troublemakers have attacked shops. Some of them set fire to a bank branch in central Athens. Three people died while firefighters were trying to evacuate the twenty people in the bank.
Two other administrative buildings in the center of the capital have been burnt after being targeted with Molotov tails. Firefighters were then able to control the flames.
The incidents began at about 14h. To Reign 15h already some "calm", according to sources policières.A Salonika, young protesters threw stones against shops and bank branches from the center of the city, police said. The police responded with tear gas and shot the youth groups were then dispersed.

Sympathy European:
The Athens Stock Exchange lost more than 5% midday. The European Union, through its president, Herman Von Rompuy has presented its condolences to relatives of victims of . "We are all affected by the economic and budgetary situation of Greece. But at this moment, our thoughts are with the victims Human Athens, "said Herman Van Rompuy Brussels.
Demonstrators protest against austerity measures imposed by international authorities in return for an aid plan of 110 billion euros in Greece in a great difficulty to cope with its debt. The austerity plan foresees an increase in VAT and pay cuts for civil servants.
"This is just the beginning of a great war, showed a protester, Helen, quoted by AFP. "The government will not retreat a single day of strike," Jim went further Zach, an accountant in the public service.

Anti-Social:
Marching behind a banner declaring "the struggle against the anti-social", the Confederation of private sector employees (GSEE, 1 million members) and its counterpart public ADEDY (370,000 members) have 10,000 strators gathered. For its part, the Pame, union communist party KKE, gathered 10,000 people.
This is the third general strike in Greece since February. All transportation, including airplanes, ferries, buses passing by, are paralyzed. In the public service, only hospitals are run by teams of penalty. The shops are open, however.