Tikukamba za kutenga nthawiyi, zomwe zidayamba ngati "otsutsa" kutsutsa kuphedwa kwa wachinyamata ndi apolisi zakhala zowopsa kwambiri pomwe ogwira ntchito adalowa nawo pachiwonetsero chotsutsana ndi mfundo zazachuma za boma la Greece.
Lachitatu, kunyalanyazidwa kwakukulu, komwe kwanenedwa kuti kukuphatikizanso oyendetsa ndege, kuyimitsa maulendo apandege opita ndi kuchokera ku Greece, zomwe zidapangitsa kuti ziwawa ndi ziwonetsero za ogwira ntchito zikhale zovuta kwambiri ku Greece posachedwa.
Prime Minister waku Greece a Costas Karamanlis apempha anthu ochita ziwawa komanso ziwonetsero. Ananenanso kuti boma latsimikiza mtima osati kungopangitsa nzika kuti zimve kukhala otetezeka, komanso kuthandiza mabizinesi omwe awonongeka chifukwa cha thandizo, ngongole, komanso njira zochotsera misonkho.
Mtsogoleri wamkulu wotsutsa a George Papandreou adapemphanso kuti ziwawa zomwe zagwira mizinda yopitilira 10 yachi Greek zithe. "Ndikupempha onse kuti awonetsetse kuti ali ndi udindo, kudziletsa, komanso kuthetsa ziwawa zomwe dziko lathu likukumana nalo masiku ano," adatero Papandreou pamsonkhano wa atolankhani.
Malinga ndi malipoti omwe adasindikizidwa, chipani chotsutsa cha sosholisti chadutsa omwe akulamulira pazisankho ndipo tsopano chikuyitanitsa chisankho.
Pakadali pano, zipolowe zomwe zikuchitika mdziko la Greece zapatsa maboma ena chifukwa chopereka chenjezo laulendo. Kuthekera kosalekeza kwa chipwirikiti chapachiweniweni ndi ziwonetsero ku Greece konse, chifukwa cha ziwonetsero zachiwawa zomwe zidayamba kumapeto kwa sabata yatha komanso chiwopsezo chachikulu cha dzulo, zidatchulidwa ngati zifukwa.
Pakadali pano, mayiko a United States, Britain, ndi Canada alimbikitsa nzika zawo kuti zisamale zikamapita ku Greece.
Kazembe wa dziko la United States ku Athens anati: “Timakumbutsa nzika za ku America kuti ngakhale zionetsero zokhala zamtendere zimatha kuyambitsa mikangano ndipo mwina zingapangitse chiwawa. Chifukwa chake, nzika zaku America zikulimbikitsidwa kuti zipewe madera ochitira ziwonetsero komanso kusamala ngati zili pafupi ndi ziwonetsero zilizonse. Nzika zaku America zikuyenera kukhalabe zachidziwitso pazankhani zakumaloko ndikuzindikira zomwe zikuchitika nthawi zonse. ”
Ofesi ya Britain Foreign and Commonwealth Office inalimbikitsa alendo obwera ku Greece kuti "asamale kwambiri." Iwo analangiza apaulendo kugula inshuwalansi yapaulendo ndi yachipatala.
Foreign Affairs ndi International Trade Canada ikulangiza anthu aku Canada kuti azichita "kusamala kwambiri" akapita ku Greece. Anthu a ku Canada amene amabwera ku Greece akuchenjezedwa kuti apewe kusonkhana komanso kuchita zionetsero, kuyang’anira nkhani za m’deralo komanso kutsatira malangizo a akuluakulu a boma.
Bungwe la Greek Commerce Confederation lati kuwonongeka kwa mabizinesi ku Athens kokha ndi pafupifupi US $ 259 miliyoni. Mahotela anali m'gulu la malo 565 omwe anthu ochita ziwawa ankafuna.
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ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:
- Talk about seizing the moment, what started as “anarchists” protesting the killing of a teenager by police has somehow managed to become more catastrophic with workers joining in on the action protesting against the largely-conservative Greek government's economic policies.
- The continuing possibility of civil disturbances and demonstrations throughout Greece, in the wake of the violent demonstrations that began last weekend and yesterday's general strike, were cited as reasons.
- On Wednesday, a general strike, which has been reported to include air traffic controllers, has halted flights to and from Greece, making the convergence of riots and workers’.
