Masked protesters throw stones at police during an anti-austerity rally in Athens
Masked protesters throw stones at police during an anti-austerity rally in Athens October 5, 2011. Police fired tear gas at stone-throwing youths in central Athens Wednesday, where thousands of striking state sector workers marched against cuts the government says are needed to save the nation from bankruptcy. REUTERS/John Kolesidis (GREECE - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST EMPLOYMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)