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Thousands rally in new Greece protests over train crash

Protesters take part in a demonstration in front of the parliament building, following the fatal collision of two trains, in Athens, Greece, on March 12, 2023 [Louiza Vradi/Reuters]

Thousands of people have rallied in central Athens to protest over Greece’s deadliest rail disaster, which killed dozens of people last month.

The demonstrators expressed anger over safety deficiencies in Greece’s railway network and demanded punishment for those responsible for the head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train that killed 57 people on February 28. Police said that more than 8,000 people in Athens gathered outside Parliament to protest on Sunday.

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