Greek elderly protest pension cuts

Greece's new austerity plan - a mixture of tax increases and spending cuts - is designed to save around $6.5bn.

It includes proposals to freeze pensions, triggering widespread anger amongst the elderly.

The measures are so drastic that even the Greek prime minister is talking up the necessity of a "wartime" mentality.

Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips reports from Athens, as thousands of protesters clash with police in what they see is a "fight for a just society".

[March 4, 2010]