Funeral for German train accident victims to be held on Saturday

The victims of the fatal train accident in southern Germany will be remembered on Saturday with an ecumenical funeral service in the Alpine resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen close to where the accident occurred. The Catholic archbishop of Munich and Freising, Cardinal Reinhard Marx, and the Protestant bishop for the region, Christian Kopp, will celebrate the service together with the bereaved, survivors and relatives, rescue and aid workers and other believers, the archdiocese of Munich and Freising announced on Wednesday. Representatives of the state government and other political figures are …

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