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UPDATE 5-Thousands of Greeks rally in anti-austerity strike

* Unions strike over wage cuts and high taxes * Tens of thousands rally outside parliament * Police fire tear gas in scuffles with hooded youths * Strike paralyses transport, hospitals and schools By Renee Maltezou and Lefteris Papadimas

Greek protesters occupy ministry office, clash with police

ATHENS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Greek anti-austerity protesters stormed the office of the labour minister on Wednesday and clashed with police after 30 demonstrators were arrested. The scuffles erupted after police detained members of the Communist-affiliated PAME group who had forced their way into the ministry and occupied Labour Minister Yannis Vroutsis's office for about two hours.
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