Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in cities and towns across Greece on Friday to demand justice on the second anniversary of the country’s deadliest-ever train crash, and striking workers grounded flights and halted sea and train transport.

Police and protesters clash at demonstrationsin Athens over Greece's deadly 2023 train crash::The violence erupted after thousands of people peacefully rallied outside parliament, where lawmakers debated a censure motion submitted by opposition parties against the center-right government.

Weeks after thousands protested over Greece's worst rail disaster in 2023 which killed 57, mostly students, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis named new finance and transport ministers and handed other key portfolios to younger officials.