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.
Gnev zbog najezde smanjenja plata, povećanja poreza, kresanja penzija, otkaza i neizvesne budućnosti naveo je na hiljade Grka da izađu na ulice prestonice u sredu (5. oktobra) i doveo je do 24-časovnog generalnog štrajka, zbog kojeg su stali prevoz, međunarodni letovi i vozovi, a nisu radile ni poreske kancelarije i bolnice.