5 h. ago Video shows violent protests as Greece comes to a standstill

Greece came to a standstill on Friday as thousands joined mass protests, two years after the country's worst-ever train crash killed 57 people.

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8 h. ago Hundreds of thousands take to the streets and battle with police firing stun grenades and tear gas as Greece marks second anniversary of train crash seen as a symbol of institutional failure

Protests were planned in more than 300 cities and towns in Greece and abroad, with fury levied at the government for its perceived inaction over the tragedy

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8 h. ago Athens protests and Ramadan preparations: photos of the day – Friday

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8 h. ago Greek police fire tear gas at protesters in Athens amid violent clashes on rail disaster anniversary

Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of cities across Greece on Friday in mass demonstrations against the Government

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8 h. ago Youths throw rocks at police in Athens as violence erupts amid train crash rally

Riot officers fire teargas at hundreds of hooded youths as protests across Greece mark anniversary of Tempe disasterPeaceful protests in central Athens have been eclipsed by the eruption of full-scale clashes between rock-throwing youths and riot police, as demonstrations and strikes were held across Greece to mark the second anniversary of a fatal train crash.Thousands of people who had crammed into Syntagma Square for a demonstration later fled, some even seeking refuge in the parliament, as riot police fired rounds of teargas at hundreds of black-clad hooded youths lobbying rocks at them. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Zelenskyy heads to US for Trump meeting with minerals deal expected to be signed – Europe live

Key details of agreement yet to be made public but US president has resisted agreeing to provide security guaranteesTrump says Putin would keep his word on a Ukraine peace dealSince Helena’s last update, the protests in Athens have turned ugly, with AFP reporting clashes between firebomb-wielding youths and police who fired teargas.in Athens Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Warning that Greece will come to a standstill as country hit by mass protest

Thousands are expected to protest on Friday, two years after the country's worst-ever train crash killed 57 people

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34 h. ago Greek rail disaster report cites errors and major systemic failures

A long-awaited investigation into Greece’s deadliest train crash on has blamed human error, outdated infrastructure, and major systemic failures for the head-on collision that killed 57 people two years ago

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54 h. ago Survivors reveal full horror of prison inferno where more than 100 women inmates were raped and burned alive when male convicts staged breakout: 'They let us die like animals'

Survivors say children began to die in the inferno when responding DRC police began firing tear gas into the women's wing, leaving them with 'almost no way to breathe'.

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