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Athens protest: Greek anger at lack of change boils over, two years after country’s worst rail disaster
Some demonstrators chanted "murderers, murderers", while others said they were there "for justice", as fury over a perceived lack of action by authorities and a mistrust over their version of events turned a mass protest into a violent confrontation with thousands of police officers.

Riot police attacked with Molotov cocktails thrown by demonstrators. Pic: Reuters

Pic: Reuters

Police use water cannons against protesters. Pic: AP

Riots broke out in Athens (above) and Thessaloniki. Pic: AP

Demonstrators protest to mark the second anniversary of the country's worst railway disaster: REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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