According to Reuters, on July 15, protesters against austerity policies in Greece threw dozens of petrol bombs at police outside parliament, hours before a crucial vote on a new bailout agreement.

Police clashed with protesters outside the parliament building on July 15. (Photo: AP)

This is one of the most serious acts of violence in this Southern European country in over two years.

Police responded with tear gas, causing hundreds of people to flee in Syntagma Square.

Earlier, thousands of people took to the streets in Athens in peaceful demonstrations to protest the new bailout agreement.

This agreement saves Greece from bankruptcy but will impose further austerity measures on a country already mired in crisis.

(According to Reuters/VN+)