Greeks snatch urban metal to get through crisis

 
By COSTAS KANTOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS | Published: February 12, 2013   

When Greece adopted the euro, it poured billions into modernizing its infrastructure, building spectacular bridges, highways, and a brand new rail transit network for Athens.

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Now, locked in recession and crushed by debt, Greeks are targeting many of those projects, gouging out the metal and selling it for scrap to feed ravenous demand driven by China and India.

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