Riot police storm the Acropolis

Riot police wait at the entrance to the Acropolis. Workers claimed they were owed up to 22 months' back pay and had locked the gates and barricaded themselves inside Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images A protesting worker shouts at riot police guarding the entrance to the Acropolis Photograph: Louisa Gouliamaki/AFP/Getty Images Riot police use a side entrance to break into the Acropolis site Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP Protesting workers crowd around the gates at the Acropolis as riot police move in to remove them Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP Police clash with protesters, who held on to railings in an attempt to stop police removing them Photograph: KeystoneUSA-ZUMA/Rex Features Riot police use teargas to disperse the protesting workers and journalists covering the standoff Photograph: Alexandros Beltes/EPA Police force workers to leave the Acropolis Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters