8 March 2023 at 14:49 New clashes between police and demonstrators in Greece Greek police use tear gas against demonstrators in Athens on Wednesday, after some of the demonstrators have thrown stones and petrol bombs. Reuters reports. Around 50,000 people are demonstrating in Greece’s capital Athens on Wednesday, according to Greek police. The demonstrators are angry after the country’s worst train accident that happened last week, in which 57 people died. The demonstration is being held on the same day as publicly employed doctors, teachers and transport workers are organizing a 24-hour strike in the country. They are protesting against cutbacks which they believe contributed to the train accident. There have been several large demonstrations, clashes with the police and strikes in the past week.
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