Massive protests erupt in Greece over train derailment
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Strong protests are gaining momentum across the country in Greece following a deadly train crash that killed at least 57 people.
, including in Athens, students and entrepreneurs took part.
It is specified that in the capital, security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the crowd. Demonstrators threw Molotov cocktails at them and set garbage cans on fire.
Massive protests broke out across the country due to citizens' outrage at the lack of safety measures on the railways.
Thousands of people demonstrated across Greece to demand justice for at least 57 people killed in the country's worst rail disaster.
Police clashed with some of the demonstrators at a handful of protests.https://t.co/x0rIQCSQS0 by @WillVassilopoul @bkyriak pic.twitter.com/RVSEla0jRm
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) March 3, 2023
Video from aftermath of last night's protests in Greece. Popular anger is growing as the government tries to evade responsibility for the train disaster. #greektrainaccident #Τεμπη #Θεσσαλονικη pic.twitter.com/jq1UiiGpFU
— Teacher Dude (@teacherdude) March 4, 2023
Video of the aftermath of yesterday's protests in the Greek city of Thessaloniki. #Greece #τεμπη_εγκλημα pic.twitter.com/voGOsXaSRK
— Teacher Dude (@teacherdude) March 4, 2023
Citizens protest against Hellenic Train company for the deaths of at least 46 people when a passenger train and a cargo train collided near Larissa, in Athens, Greece#GreeceTrainAccident pic.twitter.com/qY1d5CYn8N
— INDEPENDENT PRESS (@IpIndependent) March 4, 2023
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