Protests in Greece on rail crash anniversary as frustration at system failures boils over
Riot police fired volleys of tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons at protesters hurling gasoline bombs and smashed-up paving stones in Athens on Friday (February 28, 2025). The massive demonstration marked the second anniversary of Greece's worst rail disaster that has become a symbol of institutional failure.
Clashes erupt in Greece as hundreds of thousands protest deadly train crash
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.
Riot police fired volleys of tear gas, stun grenades and water canon at protesters hurling gasoline bombs and smashed-up ...
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 ...
Protesters hurling Molotov cocktails and smashing paving stones clashed with riot police firing volleys of tear gas and stun ...
The Tempi rail disaster shocked Greeks with many accusing their conservative government of doing too little to shed light on ...
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 ...
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