Wednesday, February 06, 2013

The big fat Greek food fight: Hundreds fight each other for free vegetables on the streets of Athens

The big fat Greek food fight: Hundreds fight each other for free vegetables on the streets of Athens | Mail Online
"Hundreds of people were fighting eachother on the streets of Athens during a food giveaway, prompting an outcry over the growing desperation created by economic crisis.
Farmers protesting against government cuts gave away 50 tonnes of free vegetables and fruit in the Greek capital earlier today, causing chaos in the streets as impoverished and hungry people elbowed their way to the stalls.
Startling images of Greeks struggling to seize bags of tomatoes and leeks thrown from a truck outside the Agriculture Ministry have sparked further debate about poverty in the debt-ridden nation. "

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