ATHENS: Greece faces a fresh round of mass strikes and nationwide protests on Wednesday (Mar 8) as anger mounts over the
He visited the crash site and gave a televised address, blaming"human error" for the accident while calling for a special committee of experts to investigate.
Left-wing daily Avgi said the premier's"hollow" apology had"turned into tear gas against families at a peaceful protest demanding justice and truth". Mitsotakis has vowed to seek EU assistance to"finally" modernise the train network and called on the Supreme Court to investigate the tragedy as fast as possible.There is little sign, however, that public anger is easing. Last weekend, football fans around the country hurled insults at the prime minister during matches.
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