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Violent protests in Greece on rail crash anniversary as frustration at system failures boils over

Riot police have fired volleys of tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons at protesters hurling gasoline bombs and smashed-up paving stones in Athens.

Asia One · 2h

Clashes erupt in Greece as hundreds of thousands protest deadly train crash

ATHENS - Protesters hurled petrol bombs and set fire to trash cans in Athens on Friday (Feb 28) 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.

The New York Times · 12h

No Trains, No Planes and Huge Protests: Strike Brings Greece to a Halt

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

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Protesters clash with riot police in Athens as country’s worst train disaster is marked by demonstrations

Protesters hurled petrol bombs and set fire to bins in Athens yesterday as hundreds of thousands of Greeks went on strike and took to the streets in nationwide demonstrations on the second anniversary ...

Athens protest: Greek anger at lack of change boils over, two years after country's worst rail disaster

Some demonstrators chanted "murderers, murderers", while others said they were there "for justice", as fury over a perceived lack of action by authorities and a mistrust over their version of events ...

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I moved from San Francisco to Greece before I had a place to live or any friends there. I don't regret a thing.

Lynn Roulo had a stable job and an apartment in San Francisco that she loved, but something called her to Greece. Her life ...

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As anger mounts over rail disaster in Greece, workers strike and thousands join protests

Hundreds of thousands of protesters have flooded the streets of cities across Greece as part of a general strike marking the second anniversary of a devastating train crash in northern Greece that has ...