ATHENS, Greece - Clashes between police and protesters heightened on Feb. 12, as Greek lawmakers are set to endorse a new and deeply unpopular austerity deal to secure a multi-billion-euro bailout and avert what Prime Minister Lucas Papademos warned would be "economic chaos."Protesters pass by a burning cinema in Athens, Sunday,
Feb. 12, 2012. Riots engulfed central Athens and at least 10 buildings went up in flames in mass protests late Sunday as lawmakers prepared for a historic parliamentary vote on harsh austerity measures demanded to keep the country solvent and within the eurozone.
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