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Strikes halt trains and ferries in Greece a year after the country’s worst rail disaster

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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Widespread strikes in Greece halted trains and ferries on Wednesday in protests timed to coincide with the anniversary of a deadly rail crash a year ago. Greece’s deadliest 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. Public transport services in Athens were disrupted by Wednesday’s strike as unions pressed demands to further disma

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