The marchers were protesting another round of austerity measures, being voted on by parliament.
They tried storming the parliament building, throwing gas bombs as police, engulfing at least one officer in fire.
Police retaliated with water cannons, tear gas, and stun grenades as they fought not just to defend parliament, but their own lives.
Injury reports are not yet coming in, but there are reports of fires and smoke in many parts of the city.
The planned austerity measures would cut 13.5 billion euros (17.4 billion dollars) in order to get a further loan from the European Union, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund of 31 billion euros (nearly 40 billion dollars).
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