Greeks angry over price hikes in wake of austerity package, originally uploaded by Teacher Dude's BBQ.
As well as cuts in wages and pensions Greeks are also reeling from massive price hikes in basic goods and services.
In the country's second city, Thessaloniki there was anger and minor scuffles outside the bus company offices when long lines of commuters queued, forced to upgrade tickest and pay the difference.
Members of Akrivia - Stop ("Stop rising prices") staged a ticket boycott and called upon passengers to refuse to buy tickets today in protest against what it called unjustisfiable increases in a time of economic crisis.
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