Tears at service for festival crush victims

Thousands of mourners watched in tears today as German rescue workers lit one white candle for each of the 21 people crushed to death in a tunnel at the Love Parade techno music festival.

Around 500 people attended the mourning ceremony at Salvator church in the western city of Duisburg – the scene of the tragedy a week ago – and many times more watched the event on screens in the city’s football stadium and a dozen other churches.