ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greek riot police have fired tear gas at hundreds of anti-austerity protesters who tried to break a cordon outside Parliament.
No arrests or injuries were reported after today's clashes, during a demonstration by Greece's two biggest labor unions against new harsh cutbacks demanded to avoid the country's looming bankruptcy.
Police said up to 8,000 people took part in the protest outside Parliament. Another 6,000 joined in a separate, peaceful demonstration organized by a Communist union.
Heads of the three parties backing Greece's interim government will confer with Prime Minister Lucas Papademos later today on new income cuts and job losses demanded by the country's bailout creditors.