Athens in chaos - Police fire TEAR GAS as protestors hurl petrol bombs and stones
GREEK police have fired tear gas at protestors outside the parliament building in Athens after demonstrators threw petrol bombs and stones at officers.
Greek police fire teargas at anti-austerity protesters in Athens
More than 10,000 people had taken part in a demonstration outside the building to protest a fresh round of austerity measures.
Pictures from the scene show protestors clashing with officers in riot gear, who had formed a cordon outside the parliament building.
In one photo, a demonstrator can be seen spraying police with red paint.
Lawmakers in the cash-strapped EU member state today voted on a new set of austerity measures demanded by the country's international lenders in exchange for fresh bailout loans.
The reforms will restructure family benefits, introduce a new process for foreclosures on overdue loans and make it more difficult to call a strike.
Greek police have clashed with protestors outside the parliament building in Athens
One protestor sprayed officers with red paint
Thousands of protestors had demonstrated against new austerity measures
The Greek economy was plunged into crisis after the 2007-2008 financial crisis and sought international aid in 2010 to prevent the country from going bankrupt.
The country has since received another two multi-billion-pound bailouts to keep public services running.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was elected in 2015 after promising to end crippling austerity measures, which were a condition of the bailouts.
But he later signed up to a new £76billion package which expires in August.
The government says it needs to agree to the latest austerity measures to receive the next tranche of bailout cash.
Demonstrators clashed with police on the steps of the Greek parliament building
Protestors threw petrol bombs and stones at officers who were guarding the parliament building
Unemployment in the debt-ridden country is at more than 20 per cent and pensioners have seen their income slashed by more than 30 per cent.
Yesterday, thousands of anti-austerity campaigners took to the streets of the Greek capital in a 24-hour strike to voice their anger at the government’s decision to agree with its bailout lenders.
Domestic flights and Athens transport were disrupted and ships remained docked for the day.
The Parliament building in Athens is located in the centre of the capital.