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At least 35 people were killed when a train went off the track near the northern city of Santiago de Compostela in one of the country's worst rail disasters

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This aerial image taken from video shows a general view of the site of a train accident in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on Thursday July 25, 2013.The Associated Press

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Derailed cars are removed as emergency personnel work at the site.LALO VILLAR/The Associated Press

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A Spanish National Police officer checks the personal belongings of a victim amongst the wreckage of a train crash.ELOY ALONSO/Reuters

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Rescue workers inspect the wreckage of the crash.ELOY ALONSO/Reuters

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Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (second left) walks with Development Minister Ana Pastor (bottom) and Galician regional president Alberto Nunez Feijoo (left) as they tour the wreckage.ELOY ALONSO/Reuters

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Women react as relatives of victims of a train accident wait for news while gathering at an area where information will be released.SALOME MONTES/The Associated Press

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Emergency personnel respond to the scene of the train derailment.El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernan/The Associated Press

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Emergency personnel respond to the scene of the train derailment.El correo Gallego/Antonio Hernan/The Associated Press

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Rescue workers pull victims from a train crash.STRINGER/SPAIN/Reuters

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Rescue workers pull victims from a train crash.STRINGER/SPAIN/Reuters

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An injured passenger is helped by a policeman after a train crashed near Santiago de Compostela.STRINGER/SPAIN/Reuters

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Rescue workers pull victims from a train crash.Oscar Corral/Reuters

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Rescue workers pull victims from the crash.MIGUEL VIDAL/Reuters

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