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    Thousands protest against austerity in Italy, Portugal

    •October 19, 2013
    • Protesters clash with Guardia di Finanza during a protest in front of the Ministry of Finance building in downtown Rome October 19, 2013. Scuffles broke out in Rome on Saturday as tens of thousands of people marched through Italy's capital to protest against unemployment, government cuts and big construction projects they say take money away from social services. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (ITALY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
    • Italian Financial police officers hold their shields to take cover during a protest in Rome, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013.  (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
    • Demonstrators clash with police in Rome, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013. Anti-austerity protesters in Rome threw eggs and firecrackers at the Finance Ministry during a march against cuts to welfare programs and a shortage in low-income housing. More than 4,000 riot police were dispatched to maintain order as tens of thousands of protesters marched through the capital on Saturday. (AP Photo/Roberto Monaldo, Lapresse)
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    Protesters clash with Guardia di Finanza during a protest in front of the Ministry of Finance building in downtown Rome

    Protesters clash with Guardia di Finanza during a protest in front of the Ministry of Finance building in downtown Rome October 19, 2013. Scuffles broke out in Rome on Saturday as tens of thousands of people marched through Italy's capital to protest against unemployment, government cuts and big construction projects they say take money away from social services. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini (ITALY - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

    Tens of thousands of people protested against austerity in Italy and

    Portugal on Saturday, with clashes between riot police and dozens of

    activists outside the finance ministry in Rome. (AFP)