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| Athens hit by Greek transport strike after police raid | Athens hit by Greek transport strike after police raid |
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| Traffic gridlock has paralysed Athens as Greek commuters struggle to work by car, amid a public transport strike. | Traffic gridlock has paralysed Athens as Greek commuters struggle to work by car, amid a public transport strike. |
| Early on Friday police stormed a metro train depot, breaking up a workers' sit-in. Police sealed off the entrance. | Early on Friday police stormed a metro train depot, breaking up a workers' sit-in. Police sealed off the entrance. |
| Other transport workers have joined the striking metro workers in solidarity and a big rally is expected shortly. | Other transport workers have joined the striking metro workers in solidarity and a big rally is expected shortly. |
| The conservative-led government used an emergency law to threaten the strikers with arrest unless they resumed work. The row is over a planned pay cut. | The conservative-led government used an emergency law to threaten the strikers with arrest unless they resumed work. The row is over a planned pay cut. |
| The workers had been on the ninth successive day of strike action that has crippled the underground system. | The workers had been on the ninth successive day of strike action that has crippled the underground system. |
| The government is using civil mobilisation legislation, which has only been invoked nine times since the collapse of Greece's military dictatorship in 1974. | The government is using civil mobilisation legislation, which has only been invoked nine times since the collapse of Greece's military dictatorship in 1974. |
| Workers on the underground had been striking over a public sector unified wage scheme that would see their salaries reduced by up to 25%. | Workers on the underground had been striking over a public sector unified wage scheme that would see their salaries reduced by up to 25%. |
| The police operation took place shortly before 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT), with about 100 riot police officers entering the depot where workers had barricaded themselves overnight. | The police operation took place shortly before 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT), with about 100 riot police officers entering the depot where workers had barricaded themselves overnight. |
| A police spokesman told the BBC three people had been arrested and subsequently released. | A police spokesman told the BBC three people had been arrested and subsequently released. |
| Transport unions say they will continue their action, raising the possibility that some could face arrest and criminal charges, with a prison sentence of up to five years. | Transport unions say they will continue their action, raising the possibility that some could face arrest and criminal charges, with a prison sentence of up to five years. |
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