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| Spain train crash: Mass in Santiago de Compostela | |
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| A Mass is taking place in north-western Spain for the 79 people who died in a train crash. | |
| The service is being held in the Galician city of Santiago de Compostela, a Catholic pilgrimage site where the train derailed last week. | |
| Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who comes from the city, and members of the royal family are expected to attend. | Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who comes from the city, and members of the royal family are expected to attend. |
| Train driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, who faces charges of reckless homicide, was released from custody on Sunday. | Train driver Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, who faces charges of reckless homicide, was released from custody on Sunday. |
| Santiago officials had been preparing for the religious feast of St James of Compostela - Spain's patron saint - but cancelled it after the crash on Wednesday. | Santiago officials had been preparing for the religious feast of St James of Compostela - Spain's patron saint - but cancelled it after the crash on Wednesday. |
| At the city's cathedral gates, pilgrims have left flowers and candles to commemorate victims of the crash. | At the city's 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. | Officials say 70 people remain in hospital, 22 of them in a critical condition. |
| Passport surrendered | Passport surrendered |
| Mr Garzon, 52, arrived at court in handcuffs on Sunday, his head scarred by an injury he suffered in the crash. | Mr Garzon, 52, arrived at court in handcuffs on Sunday, his head scarred by an injury he suffered in the crash. |
| He was questioned behind closed doors for almost two hours by Judge Luis Alaez. | He was questioned behind closed doors for almost two hours by Judge Luis Alaez. |
| Later, a court statement said he had been released pending further investigations but must appear before a court once a week and was not allowed to leave Spain without permission. | Later, a court statement said he had been released pending further investigations but must appear before a court once a week and was not allowed to leave Spain without permission. |
| His passport has been surrendered to the judge and his licence to drive a train has been suspended. | His passport has been surrendered to the judge and his licence to drive a train has been suspended. |
| Under Spanish law, his legal status is that he is suspected of being involved in 79 counts of reckless homicide but has not been formally charged. | Under Spanish law, his legal status is that he is suspected of being involved in 79 counts of reckless homicide but has not been formally charged. |
| But officials said he had admitted negligence by being careless when rounding a bend too fast. | But officials said he had admitted negligence by being careless when rounding a bend too fast. |
| Reports have suggested the train was going at 190km/h (118mph) as he took the bend, where the speed limit is just 80km/h. | Reports have suggested the train was going at 190km/h (118mph) as he took the bend, where the speed limit is just 80km/h. |
| All eight carriages of the train careered off the tracks into a concrete wall as they sped around the curve on the express route between Madrid and the port city of Ferrol on the Galician coast. | All eight carriages of the train careered off the tracks into a concrete wall as they sped around the curve on the express route between Madrid and the port city of Ferrol on the Galician coast. |
| The crash was one of the worst rail disasters in Spanish history. | The crash was one of the worst rail disasters in Spanish history. |