Tear gas used as protesters try to storm Greek parliament

Protesters tried to storm Greece's parliament and hurled paving stones at police today as tens of thousands of outraged Greeks took to the streets of Athens to protest at spending cuts aimed at saving their country from bankruptcy.

Running street battles broke out in the Greek capital, where demonstrators chanting "thieves, thieves" attempted to break through a riot police cordon guarding parliament and chased the ceremonial guards away from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of the building.