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GRIEF and anger are still coursing through Greece this weekend following Tuesday’s rail disaster, the worst in the country’s history.
The death toll as of Friday stood at 57. Most are students who were returning to university in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, following a bank holiday weekend with their parents marking the beginning of Lent.
It is a national tragedy that is especially felt among young people and families who have a son or daughter studying far from home.
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