Greek workers strike and thousands join protests amid anger over rail disaster

Protesters clashed with riot police outside the parliament during a rally in central Athens (AP)

Scores of youths have hurled rocks and petrol bombs at police in from of Greece’s parliament building during mass protests to mark the the second anniversary of a devastating train crash in northern Greece.

Following hours of peaceful rallies in the Greek capital to mark two years since the Tempe rail disaster, youths with hammers smashed paving stones, throwing the rubble and makeshift firebombs at police, who responded with tear gas.