The Angry Ones bug hits Athens

"Playing with fire," headlinesTa Nea, which reports that the Spanish “Los indignados” [The Angry Ones] movement has sparked copycat protests in Greece. On 25 May, thousands of young people demonstrated in the main squares of cities throughout the country. In Athens, 30,000 gathered before the national parliament chanting "Thieves, thieves!" -- an accusation leveled at MPs who have voted in a series of austerity measures over the last 12 months. The protests, which "were completely calm and without incident, continued until four o’clock in the morning," notes the Athens daily, noting that "Greek anger with the latest batch of austerity measures will prompt further sit-ins today [26 May].” Ta Nea predicts that this “could be the beginning of a long-drawn out protest movement."