World | Greek debt crisis 1 Dead in Athens Protests Victim may have suffered heart attack By Evann Gastaldo Posted Oct 20, 2011 11:48 AM CDT Copied Riot policemen assist colleagues whose clothing caught fire after being hit by a petrol bomb during rioting in central Athens, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) An Athens anti-austerity demonstration turned violent today when rioters attacked peaceful protesters, and one ended up dead. Rioters threw firebombs and chunks of marble at the tens of thousands who had turned out in the Greek capital hours before lawmakers were scheduled to vote on the unpopular austerity measures creditors are demanding before releasing additional bailout funds to the struggling country. But initial reports suggest the 53-year-old who died may have had a heart attack rather than succumbing to violence, the AP reports. Read These Next The penny is still with us, but the headache has already arrived. Major websites, apps affected by massive outage. Secret Service finds something strange pointed at Trump's plane. A former NFL Pro Bowler has died at age 36. Report an error