Greeks pay tribute to bank workers killed in riots

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<p> People have laid flowers and lit candles to commemorate the lives of three bank workers killed after Greek anger over new austerity measures erupted into riots. </p><p> Protesters denouncing the latest economic reforms threw petrol bombs at a bank branch in Athens on Wednesday. </p><p> Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets of the capital, clashing with police, who responded with repeated rounds of tear gas and flash bombs. </p><p> Three people, including a pregnant woman, died in the worst violence the country has seen since riots in 2008. </p><p> Police say the two women and a man, aged between 30 and 40, working in a Marfin bank branch, choked to death after protesters broke the windows of the building and tossed in petrol bombs. </p><p> The rioting and deaths are a blow to the Greek's Prime Minister's plans to push through tough budget cuts demanded by the European Union and International Monetary Fund in exchange for a multi-billion euro aid package. </p><p> George Papandreou has expressed shock at the deaths and vowed to bring those responsible to justice. </p>