May Day marked by violent protests across Europe

MAY DAY protesters clashed with riot police in Germany, Turkey and Greece yesterday while thousands angry at the government’s response to the global financial crisis took to the streets in France.

Rising unemployment across Europe and beyond has added intensity to May Day marches as last year’s market crash and banking meltdown rolls into the real economy. There were early morning clashes in Germany, and protests in Istanbul turned violent.

Greek police clashed with self-styled anarchists.