06/05/2010 11:40
Greece on the brink of the abyss, says President Papoulias
Greek President Karolos Papoulias said Wednesday the deadly protests had brought his debt-laden country to "the brink of the abyss," the BBC reported.
"We are all responsible so that it does not take the step into the void," Karolos Papoulias said, condemning the riots, which resulted in three deaths in Athens after protesters set fire to a bank, killing its three employees. Protesters also threw petrol bombs at police, who responded with pepper spray and tear gas.
"It's something tragic but I think that the responsibility in the last instance lies with the government because the government unleashed a tremendous amount of police violence against a huge demonstration," Panayotis Sotiris told the BBC.