Greek PM takes responsibility for wildfire as criticism mounts
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took political responsibility on Friday for a wildfire that killed at least 87 people and led to opposition accusations t
Tsipras’ opponents went on the offensive on Friday as three days of mourning ended, accusing the government of failing to apologize for the disaster.
Seeking to deflect public anger, Tsipras told ministers he was conflicted over whether the authorities had done everything right in response to the disaster.
“I have called you here today first of all to take full political responsibility for this tragedy in front of my cabinet and the Greek people,” he said.
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