Protesters hurled petrol bombs and set fire to trash cans in Athens on Friday as hundreds of thousands of Greeks went on strike and took to the streets in nationwide demonstrations on the second anniversary of the country's deadliest train crash.
Blaming the government for the train accident and calling it a murder, the protesters said the government has not done anything to get justice
Clashes broke out in Greece’s two largest cities as protesters hurled petrol bombs and flares outside parliament during a censure motion debate against the government over its handling of a deadly rail disaster two years ago.
Two years after the country’s deadliest rail disaster, many are still demanding greater safety and accountability.
New protests for the Tempi accident are planned across Greece today, Wednesday. In Athens, a protest is planned at noon at the Propylaea by university and school students. In the afternoon, a new rally is being organized outside the Parliament by labor centers, federations, and unions.
Clashes in Greece's major cities erupted during a parliamentary censure motion debate against the government over its handling of a deadly rail disaster. Despite facing widespread criticism and protests,
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Hundreds of thousands of people joined rallies across Greece to demand justice for the 57 people killed in 2023, when a passenger train collided head-on with a freight train
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The protests began in Athens and other cities as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ center-right government faced a censure motion over the 2023 train collision that killed 57 people and injured dozens more.
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