Greek unions launch 24-hour walkout over train tragedy

(ANSA-AFP) - ATHENS, MAR 16 - Greek unions on Thursday begin a 24-hour walkout with demonstrations planned in major cities to voice outrage over last month's train disaster, which claimed 57 lives. The strike called by the country's leading private and public sector unions will disrupt transport and the civil service. With air traffic controllers joining the strike, no passenger flights to or from Greece will take off on Thursday, airports said. Ferry services will also be suspended. The fatal crash occurred shortly before midnight on February 28 when a passenger train crashed head-on into a freight train in central Greece after both were mistakenly left running on the same track. Most of the passengers were students returning from a holiday weekend. (ANSA-AFP).

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