PhotosGreece: Unions Strike In Protest Against Rail Disaster, Clash With Police
Greece: Unions Strike In Protest Against Rail Disaster, Clash With Police
Labour unions went on a strike in Greece in protest against a rail disaster last month that killed 57. The strike disrupted flights and other services. Some protestors threw gasoline bombs at police that responded with tear gas shells and sound grenades.
Updated: 17 Mar 2023 3:31 pm
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A riot policeman arrested a protestor during a 24-hours general strike in central Athens.
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Riot police officers try to avoid the flames of petrol bombs thrown by protestors during a protest in central Athens. Clashes have broken out in Athens and a southern city during a general strike in Greece that drew large protests called in response to a rail disaster last month.
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Protestors holds a flags and shout slogans during a 24-hours general strike in central Athens.
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Riot polices take their positions next of flames of cocktail molotov as throwing of the protestors during a 24-hours general strike in central Athens.
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A protestor throws a cocktail molotov to the riot police during a 24-hours general strike in central Athens.
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A protestor holds a placard where reads in Greek "Their benefits, the our lives" during a 24-hours general strike in central Athens.
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Protestors march during a 24-hours general strike in front of the Parliament in central Athens.
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Protestors hold banners during a 24-hours general strike in central Athens.
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Students hold a banner, read in Greek "We become the voice of all who died, on the streets of struggle life is won", as they shout slogans during a 24-hours general strike in central Athens.
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Protestors hold banner and flags and shout slogans during a 24-hours general strike in central Athens.
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An aerial view of the empty main railway station during a 24-hour nationwide strike in Athens, Greece.
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A seaman walks at the entrance of a docked ferry at the port of Piraeus, near Athens, during a 24-hour ferry strike.