Strikes halt trains and ferries in Greece one year after rail disaster
A crash in the north of the country last year killed 57 people.
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Widespread strikes in Greece have halted trains and ferries in protests timed to coincide with the first anniversary of a deadly rail crash.
Greece’s worst rail disaster killed 57 people when a passenger train slammed into an oncoming cargo train in the north.
The tragedy shocked the country, with many of the victims being university students.
Farmers and university students have also staged anti-government protests in recent weeks.
Flights were unaffected by the strikes after a court declared that protest plans by air traffic controllers were illegal.
