Greece has voted by a big margin against Europe's latest bailout offer, raising the prospect of an economic disaster for the country and putting its future in the euro at risk.
With more than 94% of the vote counted, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had 60% support for saying "no." He hopes this will force Europe to hand over more money with less austerity attached, and cancel some of Greece's enormous debt.
Thousands of Greeks celebrated in the streets of Athens after the vote on Sunday.
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