ATHENS, Jumada I 03, 1437, February 12, 2016, SPA -- Angry Greek farmers clashed with riot police in Athens then paraded their tractors and pick-ups outside parliament on Friday, in their first big protest in the capital against pension reform plans after weeks of road blockades, according to Reuters. Officers guarded the entrance to the agricultural ministry fired tear gas to disperse protesters who hurled tomatoes, eggplants and stones at the building, smashing windows and using shepherd's crooks to repel police during scuffles. After the afternoon violence died down, farmers drove their vehicles through crowds outside parliament, blocking the road and shouting slogans against the pensions overhaul which will bring in tax hikes and a tripling of their social security contributions. --spa 22:47 LOCAL TIME 19:47 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w