On the streets, public anger over the deaths exploded into violence at demonstrations to protest the longstanding neglect of rail safety and to mourn the victims.
"As prime minister, I owe it to everyone, but especially to the victims' relatives, forgiveness," he wrote. Greece would also seek the help and advice of the European Commission — as well as funding — to upgrade and modernise the country's rail system.At the small station of Rapsani, near the accident site, local people left red and white carnations and lit candles along the track on Sunday.
Thousands of angry demonstrators — police estimated the number at 12,000 people — gathered by the large esplanade in front of the parliament to demand accountability for the disaster.AFP journalists saw violent clashes erupt between police and some of the demonstrators. Police said seven officers were hurt and five arrests were made after demonstrators set fire to rubbish bins and threw Molotov cocktails.
Just as hard questions are also being asked of the government over its failure to pursue rail safety reforms, rail union officials have insisted they warned the company about the safety issues on the line.At least nine young people studying at Thessaloniki's Aristotle University were among those killed on the passenger train.In his message on Sunday, Mr Mitsotakis addressed the question of responsibility, saying they did not wish to hide behind the issue of human error.
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