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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (0) Slideshow Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared UPDATE 2-'South Park' airs 'censored' episode after threat 1:23am EDT Exclusive: WellPoint routinely targets breast cancer patients 11:00am EDT Legalizing pot may kill buzz in California enclave 11:45am EDT Obama backers show signs of disappointment 21 Apr 2010 UPDATE 1-US Congress may push immigration over climate bill 21 Apr 2010 North Korea torpedoed South's navy ship: report 11:48am EDT Greece downgraded, deficit worse than feared 3:43pm EDT Burglars break into prison to rob absent inmates 21 Apr 2010 Oil rig off Louisiana has sunk | Video 3:35pm EDT UPDATE 5-Belgian government collapses, economy at risk 12:51pm EDT Exclusive: WellPoint routinely targets breast cancer patients 11:00am EDT UPDATE 2-'South Park' airs 'censored' episode after threat 1:23am EDT Legalizing pot may kill buzz in California enclave 11:45am EDT Burglars break into prison to rob absent inmates 21 Apr 2010 Privacy chiefs keep watch over Facebook 12:06pm EDT Grenade blasts kill 3, wound 75 in Bangkok | Video 4:27pm EDT UPDATE 1-US Congress may push immigration over climate bill 21 Apr 2010 Diabetes drug tied to reduced breast cancer risk 21 Apr 2010 "South Park" airs censored episode after threat 1:30am EDT Obama backers show signs of disappointment 21 Apr 2010 Greek workers strike, warn of social explosion Renee Maltezou and Ingrid Melander ATHENS Thu Apr 22, 2010 4:06pm EDT Related News Greek workers strike, challenge EU/IMF talks 9:05am EDT Greek debt costs soar at start of EU/IMF talks Wed, Apr 21 2010 Greek debt hammered as EU/IMF aid talks get under way Wed, Apr 21 2010 Greek debt woes erase jobs, stoke social discontent Wed, Apr 21 2010 Greece starts talks on potential aid with EU, IMF Wed, Apr 21 2010 < 1 / 9 > View Full Size ATHENS (Reuters) - Thousands of striking Greek civil servants marched Thursday to protest against austerity measures, warning of a social explosion if the government agreed further cuts in aid talks with the EU and IMF. World More than 10,000 civil servants and students marched to parliament, calling for cutbacks to be scrapped, beating drums and chanting: "No more illusions, war against the rich." Nurses, teachers, tax officials and dockers stopped work during the 24-hour strike, which paralyzed public services, while EU and IMF officials met in Athens for talks that could lead to a financial bailout for Greece. Workers are protesting against public wage cuts, a pensions freeze and tax hikes imposed by the government to try to pull Greece out of a fiscal crisis that has shaken markets worldwide and driven Greece's borrowing costs to a 12-year high. Participation in the march was not larger than previous times but unions, workers, and analysts said anger was building up and warned of the risk of social unrest. The public wants to see corrupt politicians and tax evaders behind bars and says more measures would mean their sacrifices so far are in vain. "People are asking for blood," said ALCO pollster Costas Panagopoulos. "They need someone to be punished for what is happening. They want the government to put all those who did not pay their taxes in prison." Polls show Prime Minister George Papandreou still enjoys support but most believe the austerity measures are unfair. Analysts say that if the government's efforts do not seem to be putting Greece on the right path and more steps are needed, there will be heated reaction come autumn. "I am really afraid there may be social violence, extreme reactions," Panagopoulos told Reuters. "SOCIAL EXPLOSION?" The public sector union ADEDY, which represents half a million workers, warned of more protests after staging its fourth nationwide strike this year. Private sector union GSEE has said it would go on a strike in May. "We expect a social explosion some time soon," said ADEDY secretary general Ilias Iliopoulos. "The possibility of the IMF asking for more measures will trigger this." Many in Greece fear strings attached to the 40 billion-45 billion euro ($53.8 billion to 60.5 billion) aid package, if the cash-strapped nation decides to tap it, will hit living standards in a country where one person in five lives below the poverty threshold, according to EU data. "These measures will knock us out. We can't take it anymore, we want the IMF out of the country," said 60-year old public sector pensioner Aspasia Aretaki. "The rich, the corrupt politicians should pay for the crisis, not me." The government, pressured by markets and EU policymakers to tidy up its finances, has promised to go ahead with reforms but Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said Wednesday no more austerity measures would be taken this year. Some bystanders showed no sympathy for the strike, saying the government had no choice but to enact austerity measures and tap the aid package after the yield on Greece's 10-year bond jumped to 8.8 percent Thursday. 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