Violence erupts in Greece as government challenged in vote over rail disaster

Protesters clashed with police in Greece (AP)

Clashes broke out in Greece’s two largest cities as protesters hurled petrol bombs and flares outside parliament during a censure motion debate against the government over its handling of a deadly rail disaster two years ago.

Police fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters and used water cannon when the clashes broke out in Athens moments after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis began speaking at the end of the three-day debate.