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Wednesday, 19 February, 2003, 12:57 GMT
In pictures: S Korea train fire aftermath
As the identification of victims in Tuesday's arson attack on a South Korean subway begins, angry relatives have been demanding why so many people died.

A South Korean man bursts into tears while reading the name of his relative on a list of victims
One hundred and twenty-four people died, but many others have been reported missing

Relatives of the victims in Tuesdays subway accident struggle with policemen as they try to meet with South Korean Prime Minister Kim Suk-soo
Relatives of the victims struggled to vent their anger as the South Korean prime minister visited

South Korean soldiers clean up the platform of the subway station
In the subway station where the fire broke out a clean-up operation is under way

Hands, fingers and nails marks seen on the soot-covered floor of the charred subway station
Soot on the station floor shows the marks of hands and nails as victims struggled to escape

Burnt-out ticket gates are seen at the subway station
Questions are being asked about the station's safety

This image, provided by a survivor of the fire, shows smoke flooding another train
Many of the victims suffocated from noxious fumes - photographed here by a survivor on another train

Relatives of the victims wait to look at the wreckage
Families of victims waited to see the wreckage

Relatives of victims break down as they look at the wreckage
Many were overcome by what they saw
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