Greece’s main railworkers union has demanded a meeting with the new transport minister, who was appointed after the crash with a mandate to ensure such a tragedy can never happen again
Greek railway workers extended their strike to a second day on Friday, and more protest rallies were planned, amid anger over a devastating train crash that killed at least 57, among them many university students.
Work resumed at the crash site, where rescue staff used cranes to lift some of the carriages that were thrown off the tracks – which could be wrapped up on Friday. Katerina, whose anger was directed at the government and the rail company, had, like other relatives looking for loved ones, given a DNA sample to try and identify her brother.
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