(11 May 2011)
Athens
1. Wide of communist-backed labour union (PAME) supporters marching with Greek Parliament seen in background
2. Mid of people marching
3. Wide of march with Parliament seen in background
4. Row of riot police with shields guarding parliament
5. Wide of police and parliament in background
6. Close-up of police with shields, wearing gas masks
7. Protesters marching past Parliament
8. Pan left from stage to protesters at public and private sector union rally
9. People listening to speakers at rally
10. Wide of banner reading: (Greek) "No to the selling-off of the post office"
11. Woman listening to speakers at rally
12. Wide high shot of rally
13. SOUNDBITE: (Greek) Sia, last name not given, protester:
"Patience to see what will happen, to see if we'll make it. We must also help because we have a share of the responsibility."
14. Wide of public electricity company workers holding banner
15. Close-up of protester holding banner
16. Wide of public electricity company workers at rally seen through hole in banner
Athens
17. Wide of dog at walking around empty tram tracks
18. Close-up of electronic sign at platform announcing strike
19. People waiting at tram platform
20. Wide of metro entrance with gate down
21. Close-up of sign announcing strike action
22. Mid of empty metro station seen through closed gate
23. Wide exterior of post office
24. Close-up of sign announcing 24-hour general strike
25. Mid of barrier down over entrance to post office
26. Wide of empty platform at national rail station
27. Close-up of sign on platform reading (Greek and English) "Athens"
28. Close-up of sign announcing participation in 24-hour strike
29. Wide of closed entrance to national rail station
30. Wide of national rail station
Piraeus
31. Wide of ferries at port
32. Wide of dock
33. Rear view of people sitting on dock, ferries in background
34. Wide of people on dock
35. Various of ferries in port
STORYLINE:
Thousands of protesters marched through Athens on Wednesday as a 24-hour general strike brought most public services in Greece to a halt in protest at the government's introduction of further harsh austerity measures intended to keep the debt-ridden country solvent.
About 10-thousand protesters marched past the heavily guarded Greek parliament building as public and private sector unions rallied against the government's planned cost-cutting measures.
As the protest went on stone-throwing youths were reportedly attacking riot police, who responded with tear gas and stun grenades, at the heart of the march through the greek capital.
No injuries or arrests were immediately reported following Wednesday's clashes.
This month, the Socialist government is planning to pass further cutbacks aimed at saving an estimated 23 (b) billion euro (33 (b) billion US dollars) through till 2015.
Greece is currently receiving 110 (b) billion (158 (b) billion US Dollars) in rescue loans in a 2010-2013 programme from the European Union and International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The general strike suspended all train and ferry services, grounded flights between noon and 4 pm local time and disrupted Athens public transport.
Radio and television news broadcasts were suspended as journalists walked off the job for the day.
Another 8-thousand people joined in two separate protests in Greece's second largest city, Thessaloniki, in the North of the country.
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