ANNIVERSARY OF TRAGEDY IN GREECE: Thousands protest, demanding Government accountability! (VIDEO)

Air, sea, and rail transport have been halted as Greece holds 24-hour mass protests two years after the country’s deadliest train crash, which claimed 57 lives. At least 13 people were injured in riots in central Athens, where stones, tear gas, and Molotov cocktails were exchanged.

Following the official part of the rally at Athens’ main Syntagma Square, where tribute was paid to the victims of Greece’s worst-ever railway disaster, riots broke out as masked individuals began throwing stones and Molotov cocktails, according to the newspaper Ta Nea.

Riot police responded with tear gas.

A general 24-hour strike by sailors, train operators, doctors, lawyers, and teachers was joined by air traffic controllers, leading to the cancellation of all international and domestic flights.

Businesses were shut down, and theaters canceled performances.

GSEE, Greece’s largest private-sector union, had earlier called on its members to strike “so that the rule of law is finally upheld and those responsible are punished.”

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What started out as a peaceful protest involving hundreds of thousands has turned into a full blown riot in The Greek Capital.

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Passenger Train Full of Students Collided with Freight Train

A passenger train carrying students collided with a freight train near the Tempi gorge in central Greece on February 28, 2023. Recently released audio recordings revealed that around 30 of the victims survived the initial crash but later died from suffocation or burns.

BREAKING: Thousands attend a protest in Syntagma Square, outside the Greek parliament in Athens, marking the second anniversary of Greece’s worst rail disaster.

57 people were killed in the collision in February 2023.

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Seven Victims Consumed by Fire

The results of the investigation, published on Thursday, confirmed that seven people died in the fire that broke out after the train collision.

One of the findings of the investigation is that safety gaps in Greece’s railway system have still not been “patched.”

Many of the passengers were students, and in audio recordings of emergency calls to the 112 helpline, the injured can be heard crying for help or struggling to breathe.

A special judicial investigation is still ongoing.

Opposition Demands Government Resignation

The center-right government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, which secured a second term after the 2023 crash, faces ongoing criticism from victims’ families for failing to initiate a parliamentary inquiry into political accountability.

The Greek government denies responsibility, insisting that it is up to the judiciary to investigate the causes of the crash.

In a poll conducted this week by the Puls agency, 82% of respondents said the 2023 railway disaster was “one of the biggest” or “the most important issue in the country,” while 66% expressed dissatisfaction with the investigation.

Opposition parties accuse the government of covering up evidence and are calling for the prime minister’s resignation.

Mitsotakis has warned of the risk of violent protests, claiming that incendiary posts on social media are aimed at creating political instability.