Monday, July 29, 2013

SPAIN TO HOLD FUNERAL MASS FOR TRAIN CRASH VICTIMS




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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