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Tense Scenes From the Greek Crisis (PHOTOS)

On the Brink

As Greeks prepare for a referendum that could result in their exit from the European Union, see striking photos of burning euros, Athens protesters, and more.

William Boot

Published Jun. 29 2015 9:00PM EDT

galleries/2015/06/29/tense-scenes-from-the-greek-crisis-photos/150629-greece-crisis-01_ln9nve — Reuters

galleries/2015/06/29/tense-scenes-from-the-greek-crisis-photos/150629-greece-crisis-01_vpuw7w — Pensioners waiting outside a closed National Bank branch and hoping to get their pensions argue with a bank employee (L) in Iraklio on the island of Crete, Greece. Greeks struggled to adjust to shuttered banks, closed cash machines, and a climate of rumors and conspiracy theories on Monday as a breakdown in talks between Athens and its creditors plunged the country deep into crisis.
Reuters

galleries/2015/06/29/tense-scenes-from-the-greek-crisis-photos/150629-greece-crisis-02_epnkbc — Dozens of pensioners line up outside a branch of the National Bank of Greece hoping to get their pensions in Athens. Greece closed its banks and imposed capital controls on Sunday to check the growing strains on its crippled financial system, bringing the prospect of being forced out of the euro into plain sight.
Yannis Behrakis / Reuters

galleries/2015/06/29/tense-scenes-from-the-greek-crisis-photos/150629-greece-crisis-03_bladcu — A man cycles by fresh anti-EU graffiti in Athens. The word painted over the European Union flag reads “No.”
Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuter

galleries/2015/06/29/tense-scenes-from-the-greek-crisis-photos/150629-greece-crisis-04_uayota — Anti-austerity protesters burn a euro note during a demonstration outside the European Union offices in Athens.
Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuters

galleries/2015/06/29/tense-scenes-from-the-greek-crisis-photos/150629-greece-crisis-05_y9a5bd — Protesters hold placards forming the word “No” during an anti-EU protest outside the parliament in Athens.
Yannis Behrakis / Reuters

galleries/2015/06/29/tense-scenes-from-the-greek-crisis-photos/150629-greece-crisis-06_rxndo4 — Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis (C) and head negotiator with Greece’s lenders Euclid Tsakalotos (L) arrive at Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s office in Athens on Sunday.
Marko Djurica / Reuters

galleries/2015/06/29/tense-scenes-from-the-greek-crisis-photos/150629-greece-crisis-07_sp79l3 — A woman walks past the Bank of Greece building in Athens.
Marko Djurica / Reuters

William Boot

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