LARISSA, Greece, March 23, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Thirty-six people will face charges from Monday over Greece's worst train tragedy at one of the country's biggest trials in decades. Over 350 witnesses are to be heard at the trial in the central city of Larissa, where a freight train and a passenger train collided on February 28, 2023 leaving 57 people dead. Train workers are staging a 24-hour strike Monday in what their union called "an act of collective remembrance, protest, and democratic vigilance". - Disaster still inspires protests -Because of the number of participants, the trial has been moved to the lecture hall of Larissa university. The accident - now commonly known as the "Tempe crime" -- sparked widespread anger in the country that has never subsided.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 23, 2026 06:52 UTC