Greek PM calls referendum on bailout for July 5

Athens (AFP) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said early Saturday he would call a referendum on the outcome of the negotiations with international creditors on Greece's bailout taking place in Brussels later in the day.

"The people must decide free of any blackmail... the referendum will take place on July 5," Tsipras said in a televised statement.

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