Anti-German backlash as social media tweets denounce 'coup'

Brussels

A LIST of demands handed to the Greek government in order to secure a European bailout inspired a social media backlash against Germany and its hawkish finance minister, Wolfgang Schauble.

#ThisIsACoup was the second top trending hashtag on Twitter worldwide - and top in Germany and Greece - as eurozone leaders argued through the night to convince Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to take the deal or face bankruptcy and his country's expulsion from the European Union's (EU) common currency area.