Greek PM denounces bank staff 'murders'

The Greek prime minister has denounced what he called the “murder” of three bank workers killed when the building they were in was torched today during protests in Athens against harsh new austerity measures.

George Papandreou vowed that those responsible for the deaths would be found and brought to justice.

He told Parliament that “a demonstration is one thing and murder is quite another”.

The two women and a man were killed during demonstrations by tens of thousands of people who marched through Athens.

The national strike was held to protest the austerity measures announced last weekend so that Greece can get a €110bn bailout from the International Monetary fund and other European nations.