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Demonstrators gather outside a Greek court in Kalamata ahead of the trial of nine accused smugglers, nearly a year after a migrant trawler with hundreds on board sank off the country's coast in one of Europe's deadliest shipwrecks. The atmosphere outside the court was tense, and brief scuffles between the police and demonstrators led to minor injuries and arrests, according to the police. The court on Tuesday went on to dismiss the charges against the nine accused smugglers after accepting that it did not have jurisdiction to try the case, as the tragedy occurred in international waters. IMAGES