Eight dead in shipyard explosion

Riot police fired tear gas to disperse outraged dockworkers trying to storm the Greek Merchant Marine Ministry, after an explosion and fire at a shipyard near Athens killed eight people and injured four.

Greek labour unions and opposition parties accused the government of ignoring repeated warnings of poor safety standards at Perama dockyards, 12 miles west of Athens.

The ministry said rescue workers at Perama found the last three bodies inside the ship where the blast occurred on Thursday. No more workers are missing, it said, adding that one of the dead was from the Philippines.

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