Protests in Greece mark two years since deadly train crash

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In Athens today, massive demonstrations hit fever pitch as protesters pummeled police with rocks and gasoline bombs outside the Greek parliament. Protests and vigils across the country Friday marked the two-year anniversary of a deadly train crash that killed 57 people. Since then, anger has grown out of what many Greeks see as a lack of accountability on the part of the current government in response to the tragedy. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler heard from Eleni Stamatoukou in Athens. She’s a journalist with the news organization Balkan Insight.

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