Police and protesters clash during demos on anniversary of deadly train collision
Maria Karystianou, mother of 21-year-old Maria-Thomai victim of the train accident, is seen on the screen holding a placard reads in Greek "I don't have Oxygen", during a rally in central Athens, Greece to mark two years since a deadly rail disaster that
POLICE and protesters clashed in Greece today during mass demonstrations to mark the second anniversary of a devastating train crash that killed 57 people and left dozens injured.
Police fired volleys of tear gas and stun grenades and used water cannon to clear crowds, one confrontation occurring in front of Hadrian’s Arch, an ancient Roman monument.
Protesters hurled petrol bombs and smashed-up paving stones.
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