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Formula One plans for Greece cause outcry
Government promises 29 million euros as anger mounts against plans for a race track in country's west.
Last Modified: 04 Oct 2012 17:42

Given Greece's crippled economy, the last thing the country needs is a Formula 1 race track. But developers want to build one in western Greece, and the cash-strapped government has promised tens of millions to fund it.

Al Jazeera's John Psaropoulas reports from Patra.

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