New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- Clashes erupted in Athens and other parts of Greece on Friday as hundreds of thousands of Greeks protested on the second anniversary of the country's deadliest train accident.

Thousands of protesters gathered at Athens' Syntagma Square in front of the Greek Parliament, where they spray-painted the names of the dead in red on the ground.

Protesters hurled petrol bombs at police, set fire to trash cans, and clashed with the riot police in Athens.

In response, the riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at the protesters.

More than 80 people were detained and five were injured in Athens alone, authorities said.

On February 28, 2023, fifty-seven people were killed when a passenger train filled with students coll...