Security patrol at the Greek capital's shuttered main railway station in central Athens, Greece, to mark two years since a deadly rail disaster that has also triggered hundreds of other demonstrations and a general strike, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Credit: AP/Thanassis Stavrakis

Greeks strike and hold hundreds of protests, directing their rage at the government two years after 57 people died.

Mass protests erupted across Greece marking the second anniversary of the tragic Tempe train crash. Demonstrators demanded justice for the accident, which killed 57 people and underscored institutional failures.

The disaster in Tempe — the worst railway accident in Greece’s history — left dozens injured and exposed deficiencies in transportation infrastructure. “The full truth must come to light ...