Thousands take part in street protest over economic meltdown in Iceland

irishtimes.com
Nov. 24, 2008
- THOUSANDS of Icelanders demonstrated in Reykjavik on Saturday demanding the resignation of prime minister Geir Haarde and central bank governor David Oddsson for failing to stop a financial meltdown in the country in which its three biggest banks collapsed.
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