In Pics: Greeks Strike To Mark Train Crash Anniversary

Thousands of protesting Greek workers and students marched through central Athens on Wednesday to commemorate the anniversary of the country's deadliest train tragedy, demanding justice and higher wages. A year ago, a passenger train from Athens to the northern city of Thessaloniki crashed head-on with a goods train, killing 57 people and sparking widespread demonstrations against what many saw as decades of negligence in the rail system.

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Updated on: 28 February 2024 8:16 pm

Greece Strike | Photo: AP/Michael Varaklas

A protester holds a smoke flare during a rally in Athens, Greece. Widespread strikes in Greece disrupted transport services Wednesday, halting ferries and trains, in protests timed to coincide with the anniversary of a deadly rail crash a year ago.

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Greece Strike | Photo: AP

An aerial view of the wagons and other parts recovered from a train wreck, near Larissa city, central Greece. Greece's deadliest rail disaster killed 57 people when a passenger train slammed into an oncoming cargo train. The tragedy shocked the country, with many of the victims being university students.

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