Athens on alert for Merkel first visit since debt crisis

Athens : Greece | Oct 09, 2012 at 12:33 AM PDT

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Travel & Delicacy Beauty never Ends Ecological Environment Taiwan News, Staff Writer 2012-10-09 03:15 PM Police in Athens were on high alert on Monday for today's visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, bracing for street protests against German-led austerity cuts. FULL ARTICLE AT Taiwan News

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