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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.
One hundred and twenty-four people died, but many others have been reported missing
Relatives of the victims struggled to vent their anger as the South Korean prime minister visited
In the subway station where the fire broke out a clean-up operation is under way
Soot on the station floor shows the marks of hands and nails as victims struggled to escape
Questions are being asked about the station's safety
Many of the victims suffocated from noxious fumes - photographed here by a survivor on another train
Families of victims waited to see the wreckage
Many were overcome by what they saw
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