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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Alastair Jamieson

Greek train crash prompts protests as relatives give DNA to identify victims

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Relatives lined up to give DNA samples on Thursday in the hope of identifying victims of the Greek train disaster as strikes and protests erupted over the country’s outdated rail system.

Carriages were thrown off the tracks, crushed and engulfed in flames when a high-speed passenger train with more than 350 people on board collided head-on with a freight train.

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