Blaming the government for the train accident and calling it a murder, the protesters said the government has not done anything to get justice

A protest over the Greek government’s response to the nation’s largest ever train crash turned violent on Friday as Scores of youths hurled rocks and gasoline bombs at police.

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.

Two years after the country’s deadliest rail disaster, many are still demanding greater safety and accountability.

Greece came to a standstill due to a general strike and mass protests. Train and airline connections were canceled. In Athens, riots broke out as the police deployed tear gas and stun grenades. On Friday,

Riot police fired volleys of tear gas, stun grenades and water at protesters hurling gasoline bombs and smashed-up paving stones in Athens during mass demonstrations Friday to mark the second anniversary of a devastating train crash that has become a symbol of institutional failure in Greece.

On Feb. 28, 2023, a passenger train and freight train collided, leaving 57 dead. New evidence suggests many may not have been killed by the crash itself, but by a fire that followed.

Violence on Friday marred a huge demonstration in Athens to mark the second anniversary of the country's worst rail tragedy, with firebomb-wielding youths clashing with riot police outside parliament.

The Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival has announced its competition lineups for the March event, a slate of world, international and European premieres hailing from Greece, Paraguay, Kyrgyzstan,

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