(ANSA-AFP) - ATHENS, FEB 28 - Violence on Friday marred a huge demonstration in Athens to mark the second anniversary of the country's worst rail tragedy, as youths threw firebombs and clashed with riot police outside parliament. Nearly 200,000 people had turned out in peaceful protest to demand justice for the 57 victims of the crash between a freight train and a passenger train near the central city of Larissa on February 28, 2023. But the crowd, including children and the elderly, were forced to disperse when several hooded attackers threw firebombs and rockets at police, prompting them to respond with teargas and stun grenades. The ambulance service said five people were taken to hospital, including a photographer hit in the head by one of the grenades. "The crowd was extremely packed and many panicked," protester Sofia Yianniri told AFP. "We tried to get people with children out." Police earlier said some 325,000 people had turned out nationwide in demonstrations described by commentators as unprecedented in size and "historic". In the capital, many were forced to walk several kilometres to join the protest as subway trains heading downtown were already jammed with passengers. (ANSA-AFP).