Clashes after Athens march against train crash

(8 Mar 2023) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Athens - 8 March 2023 1. Protesters drag glass recycling bin, throwing objects and glass bottles towards riot police, pan to riot police throwing tear gas, visible smoke, UPSOUND: bangs 2. Various of clashes between protesters and police 3. Various of remnants of rubbish bins on fire 4. Various of van on fire outside old parliament building 5. Various of protesters clashing with police 6. Various of riot police facing off against protesters 7. Various of fire fighters extinguishing fire STORYLINE: Clashes broke out Wednesday after tens of thousands of people marched through central Athens to protest the deaths of 57 people in the country's worst train disaster, which exposed significant rail safety deficiencies. Police used tear gas on protesters who threw fire bombs, glass bottles and other projectiles at them. A van and rubbish bins were set alight outside the old parliament building. Labour unions and student associations organised the demonstrations, while strikes halted ferries to the islands and public transportation services in Athens, where at least 30,000 people took part in the peaceful protest. The accident occurred on February 28 near the northern Greek town of Tempe. A passenger train slammed into a freight carrier coming in the opposite direction on the same line, and some of its derailed cars went up in flames. A stationmaster accused of placing the trains on the same track has been charged with negligent homicide and other offences, and the country's transportation minister and senior railway officials resigned the day after the crash. AP video shot by Srdjan Nedeljkovic =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...