According to the newspaper’s report, rallies related to the accident of a passenger train near the city of Larisa in the Greek capital turned into riots. “Voice of Athens”.
According to them, the conflict of the parties took place in Syntagma Square. According to the authorities, when the participants of the rally, which was attended by more than 7.5 thousand people, started to disperse, unidentified people in blindfolds and gas masks started throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at the police near the parliament walls. , also the launch side of flares. In response, special forces used tear gas and stun grenades.
The violators fled towards the rectorate building of the University of Athens. Clouds of tear gas covered Syntagmu Square and the nearby streets, so all rally participants had to quickly move to a safe distance.
before in Greece reported about the planned strikes of railway workers after the train accident.
On the night of March 1, freight and passenger trains collided in the town of Tempi, near the city of Larisa. As a result of the collision, fire broke out, three wagons were derailed. Number according to latest data victims train collisions reached 57.
after the tragedy arrested The head of the Larisa station has already admitted his guilt, stating that he accidentally sent a passenger train on the wrong track.