Tributes
have been left outside the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela
A
large funeral Mass is due to take place in the Spanish city of Santiago de
Compostela, where a train crash last Wednesday claimed 79 lives.
Prime
Minister Mariano Rajoy, who comes from the city, and members of the Spanish
royal family are expected to attend.The driver of the train could face multiple
counts of reckless homicide but has not been formally charged.
Francisco
Jose Garzon Amo was released from custody by a judge on Sunday.He is suspected
of having driven too fast on a bend, causing the train to derail.
Correspondents
say the tragedy has shocked residents of Santiago de Compostela,
Catholic
pilgrimage site in the north-western province of Galicia.
Train
driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo is suspected of breaking speed limits Santiago
officials had been preparing for the religious feast of St James of Compostela
- Spain's patron saint - on Thursday but cancelled it after the crash.
The
city's sports arena was temporarily turned into a morgue.At the cathedral
gates, pilgrims have left flowers and candles to commemorate victims of the
crash.Officials say 70 people remain in hospital, 22 of them in a critical
condition.
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