Anger over an onslaught of pay cuts, tax hikes, slashed pensions, layoffs and an uncertain future brought thousands of Greeks to the streets of the city's capital on Wednesday (October 5th), and led to a 24-hour general strike -- halting transportation, international flights and trains, closing tax offices and hospitals.
Ogorčenost zbog smanjenja plaća, povećanja poreza, smanjenja mirovina, otkaza i neizvjesne budućnosti navela je tisuće Grka da izađu na ulice glavnog grada u srijedu (5. listopada) i dovela do 24-satnog općeg štrajka, zbog kojeg su stali prijevoz, međunarodni letovi i vlakovi, a nisu radili ni porezni uredi i bolnice.