Memorial mass for train fire victims held in Kaprun

KAPRUN, Austria - Nobuko Deguchi (C), representing relatives of Japanese victims, offers flowers at a memorial service held at Kaprun on Nov. 15 for the 155 people killed in the fire inside the Mt. Kitzsteinhorn funicular train tunnel Nov. 11. Deguchi's husband Okihiko, a ski instructor from Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, and their 13-year-old daughter Nao are believed to have perished in the fire, along with 8 other Japanese.

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