Protesters clashed with riot police in Athens
(NEWSER) - The 77-year-old retiree who committed suicide in an Athens square teeming with commuters yesterday morning did indeed leave a note, in which the former pharmacist explained that he could not face a future that could involve "scavenging through garbage bins for food and becoming a burden to my child." But Dimitris Christoulas, in death, has emerged not as a burden, but as a rallying point. More than 1,500 people flocked to the spot where he shot himself, posting letters on a tree, holding a vigil, chanting—and tussling with riot police, reports the AP . More»
