According to Reuters, on July 15, anti-austerity protesters in Greece threw dozens of petrol bombs at police outside the parliament headquarters, hours before an important vote on a new bailout deal.

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

This is one of the most serious incidents of violence in more than two years in this Southern European country.

Police responded with tear gas, sending hundreds fleeing in central Syntagma Square.

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

The deal saved Greece from bankruptcy but will impose further austerity measures on the country, which is already deeply mired in crisis./.

(According to Reuters/VN+)