Police and protesters clash during a train disaster rally in Athens

Violent clashes erupted on Sunday between police and protesters outside Greece's parliament in Athens as thousands attended a rally following the country's worst train disaster that left 57 people dead, local authorities have found. AFP journalists.

Some protesters set fire to trash cans and threw Molotov cocktails, while police responded by firing tear gas and stun grenades.

Thousands of protesters gathered in anger and grief following the country's worst train disaster that killed 57 people, police said.

Some 7,500 protesters took to the streets following calls from students, railway workers and public sector workers as train and metro services were paralyzed by the strike.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday asked for forgiveness from the families of victims following the disaster that sparked widespread outrage.

“As Prime Minister, I owe it to everyone, but especially to the relatives of the victims, (to ask) for forgiveness,” he wrote in a message addressed to the nation.

AFP

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