Angela Merkel: Pepper Spray

Protesters Dept: A few dozen protesters broke away from the peaceful rally and threw rocks and flares at riot police, who responded with pepper spray and stun grenades, in clashes that remain relatively minor, according to The Star. As a helicopter buzzed overhead, thousands of protesters, chanting History is written by the disobedient gathered in front of Greek parliament. One group of demonstrators burned a Swastika and threw it onto a police barrier and aTHENS German leader Angela Merkel arrived amid draconian security measures and a mass protest in Athens Tuesday for her first visit to Greece since the eurozone crisis began there three years ago. Her five-hour stop is seen by the Greek government as a much-needed boost for the country s future in Europe but protesters view it as a harbinger of further austerity and hardship. More than 7,000 police were on hand in Athens, cordoning off parks and other sections of city to keep demonstrators away from the German leader, who will hold talks with conservative Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.