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Thousands violently protest in Athens after deadly Greek train crash

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 6 Mar 2023, 9:35pm
People gather during a protest at Syntagma square, in Athens, Greece, Sunday, March 5, 2023. Thousands protesters, take part in rallies around the country for fifth day, protesting the conditions that led the deaths of dozens of people late Tuesday, in Greece's worst recorded rail accident. The banner reads "It wasn't human error." (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)
People gather during a protest at Syntagma square, in Athens, Greece, Sunday, March 5, 2023. Thousands protesters, take part in rallies around the country for fifth day, protesting the conditions that led the deaths of dozens of people late Tuesday, in Greece's worst recorded rail accident. The banner reads "It wasn't human error." (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

Thousands violently protest in Athens after deadly Greek train crash

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 6 Mar 2023, 9:35pm

Thousands of people are protesting in Greece after last week's deadly rail disaster.

People are blaming the rail company, the current Government and several successive Governments for the 57 deaths caused by the incident.

UK correspondent Gavin Grey says that people have been driven to anger over perceived Government incompetence, and ineptitude and corruption played a role in the disaster. 

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