Balkans | Police intervened in the protest in Greece over the train accident last week

During a protest over those who lost their lives in the train accident that occurred in Greece last week, the police intervened as protesters threw stones and Molotov cocktails.

Greece Federation of Civil Service Workers Unions (Eddie) called a 24-hour strike to draw attention to the incident, which was attended by health workers, teachers and many private sector employees. He hits While sea and rail transport were halted for this reason, bus and trolley staff also left work at certain hours during the day.

More than 40,000 protesters gathered in Syntagma Square in the capital, Athens, and carried placards, chanted slogans and demanded finding the real person responsible for the accident. After a group of demonstrators threw stones and Molotov cocktails, the police responded with tear gas at the demonstrators. More than 20 activists were arrested in the events.

Similar procedures in other provinces

Thousands of people marched in Thessaloniki, Larissa and Patra to draw attention to the negligence in the train accident. Clashes took place in these cities between the police and the demonstrators. The police intervened with the protesters with tear gas.

It happened

Last week, 57 people, most of them university students, were killed in the accident that occurred in the Tempe district, 26 kilometers from the city of Larissa.

The collision of a passenger and a freight train while they were moving in opposite directions on the same railway line revealed the lack of infrastructure and security systems on Greek railways, and negligence led to reactions.

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