Police said 12,000 people had gathered to demand accountability for the accident. Read more at straitstimes.com.
ATHENS - Violent clashes broke out between police and protesters outside the Greek parliament in Athens on Sunday as thousands attended a rally followingSome demonstrators set fire to rubbish bins and threw Molotov cocktails, while police responded firing tear gas and stun grenades, clearing Syntagma Square of the protesters within a few minutes.
Police said 12,000 people had gathered by the large esplanade in front of the parliament to demand accountability for Tuesday’s head-on collision near the central city of Larissa that has sparked widespread outrage. They had released hundreds of black balloons into the sky in memory of the dead, with some holding signs reading “Down with killer governments”.The country’s prime minister had asked for forgiveness from the families of the 57 dead ahead of the rally.
“As prime minister, I owe it to everyone, but especially to the victims’ relatives, forgiveness,” Mr Kyriakos Mitsotakis wrote in a message addressed to the nation.
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