Yanis Varoufakis Attacked

Greece's maverick finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who announced his surprise resignation on today, achieved near-celebrity status with an urban-cool image and visceral attacks on the country's international creditors.

A group of self-styled anarchists threw glass objects at Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and his wife Danae at an Athens restaurant late on Tuesday, but she hugged him to shield him from the attack, the finance ministry said.

Greece's maverick finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, who announced his surprise resignation on today, achieved near-celebrity status with an urban-cool image and visceral attacks on the country's international creditors.

A group of self-styled anarchists threw glass objects at Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and his wife Danae at an Athens restaurant late on Tuesday, but she hugged him to shield him from the attack, the finance ministry said.