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Angela Merkel greeted warmly by prime minister, but not by Greeks
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Protestors run away from tear gas during clashes in front of the parliament in Athens on Tuesday Oct. 9, 2012.Dimitri Messinis / APRiot police fight with demonstrators during clashes in front of the parliament in Athens on Tuesday Oct. 9, 2012.Dimitri Messinis / APA naked protester runs past the parliament in Syntagma Square in Athens during a violent protest against the visit of Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel October 9, 2012.John Kolesidis / Reuters
Germany's Angela Merkel arrived in Greece on her first visit since Europe's debt crisis erupted here three years ago, braving protests to deliver a message of support - but no new money - to a nation hammered by recession and fighting to stay in the euro. Athens went into security lock down for the visit as some 50,000 protesters made a show of discontent against painful austerity cuts.
