Spanish Embassy in Tunisia pays tribute to rail disaster victims
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Business News
The Spanish Embassy in Tunisia observed a minute’s silence in tribute to the victims of the rail disaster near Urda, Spain. The diplomatic mission also thanked Tunisians for their messages of solidarity with the bereaved families in a post published on 29 October on Facebook.
The Spanish Embassy in Tunisia observed a minute’s silence in tribute to the victims of the rail disaster near Urda, in central Spain. In a message published on Facebook on Thursday, 29 October 2026, the diplomatic mission offered its condolences to the families and thanked Tunisians for their expressions of solidarity, according to the Spanish Embassy in Tunisia.
The accident, involving two trains, killed dozens of people and injured many others. The circumstances of the disaster are being investigated, while tributes continue in Spain, Business News reports.
The show of solidarity follows several tributes to Spain from abroad, including condolences from Mohammed VI on 28 October and from Egypt on 29 October. The victims’ families also provided DNA samples to help identify them, according to an article published on 29 October.
