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The Police have charged against the demonstrators gathered in front of the Ministry of Transport, in Madrid, when they tried to move. The intervention has momentarily dispersed the protest called after the Urda railway accident.

The concentration had been called by Falange Española de las JONS and had the support of Democracia Nacional. During the protest, Falangist flags were displayed and insults against Óscar Puente were chanted, whom some attendees called a "serial killer". Solidaridad, the union linked to the far-right Vox, had announced its own mobilization heading to the ministry.

The buses that transported passengers from the trains involved in the accident in Toledo and other affected convoys to Seville arrived this Wednesday with shocked travelers eager to reunite with their families. Some had visible injuries and others needed support to walk.

"It's an experience I wouldn't recommend to anyone. It was the second time, I hope there isn't a third," said one of the passengers, who preferred not to identify himself, as he headed to the taxi stand.

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, will travel this Thursday, October 29, to Toledo to participate in the follow-up meeting for the emergency caused by the Urda railway accident.

The meeting will take place at the Integrated Operational Coordination Center (CECOPI), from which the response of the administrations and services mobilized by the incident is coordinated.

The judge investigating the Urda railway accident has decreed the secrecy of the proceedings and the seizure and custody of any black boxes that are located for their subsequent analysis. The case corresponds to seat number 2 of the Civil and Instruction Section of the Orgaz Court of First Instance, as reported by the High Court of Justice of Castilla-La Mancha.

The investigating judge has also prohibited access to the accident area for people not involved in the operation, with a restriction covering two kilometers of track in both directions. Only security forces, rescue and health teams, and authorized judicial personnel will be allowed to remain. The order prohibits removing elements and taking or disseminating images of the affected area, with the aim of preserving evidence.

In addition, she has instructed the Judicial Police to gather circulation data and information about the people responsible for command during the accident at the Atocha control center. She also demands from Adif the protocols and actions corresponding to the minutes before, at the moment of the crash, and afterwards.

Toledo's City Hall square gathered this Wednesday, at 8:00 p.m., around a hundred people to observe a minute of silence for the victims of the train accident. The tribute began with the ringing of the cathedral bells and concluded with applause.

Attendees included the president of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page; the mayor of Toledo, Carlos Velázquez; ministers Isabel Rodríguez and Milagros Tolón; the PSOE's Organization Secretary, Rebeca Torró, and PP deputy Carmen Fúnez, among other institutional and Church representatives.

After the tribute, the Minister of Health thanked the public for their cooperation and blood donations. He also announced that the hospitals that activated contingency plans will resume their usual activity this Thursday, after reorganizing their resources to attend to the injured from the accident.

The Government has updated the mobilized deployment after the Urda railway accident, which exceeds 770 personnel including military, Civil Guard, National Police, and Civil Protection. This balance is in addition to the health resources, firefighters, and other regional and local services participating in the emergency.

The Military Emergency Unit has 200 military personnel and 70 vehicles, while the Civil Guard has deployed 422 personnel and 123 vehicles. The armed institute's operation includes three helicopters, drones, cavalry units, and dogs, as well as an advanced command post and citizen service offices.

To these are added 102 Civil Protection personnel and 53 national police officers with 21 vehicles. The teams continue to work on the rescue and recovery of victims, with heavy machinery to access the most damaged carriages.

Alberto Núñez Feijóo will go this Thursday to the advanced command post of the Urda accident, accompanied by the president of the PP of Castilla-La Mancha, Paco Núñez. Afterwards, he will offer statements in the town hall square, according to the party.

In his institutional statement this Wednesday, the leader of the PP has called for a "complete and independent" review of the entire railway network and for clarification of what measures were adopted after the Adamuz accident. "An immediate governmental investigation and another judicial one in due course, with all means and without interference, are essential," he stated. Feijóo has argued that this Wednesday "is not the day" to discuss political responsibilities and has demanded explanations about the state of the infrastructures.

Hundreds of people gathered this Wednesday in front of the Ministry of Transport, in Madrid, in a protest called by Falange Española de las JONS after the Urda railway accident. Attendees, many of them teenagers, demand the resignation of Óscar Puente amidst Spanish and Falangist flags. The far-right party Democracia Nacional has joined the call.

During the concentration, slogans such as "Óscar Puente, serial killer" and "Neither oblivion nor forgiveness, revolution" have been chanted. The National Police maintains a deployment of around ten vans and agents deployed at the accesses to the building. For its part, Solidaridad, the union linked to the far-right Vox, has called for a mobilization heading to the ministry.

The protest points to the minister as responsible for the deaths while rescues continue and investigations into the causes of the crash remain open. The independent authority in charge of the technical investigation has warned that it is "too soon" to advance hypotheses and has demanded to have verified information.

Around two hundred people gathered this Tuesday at 8:00 PM in front of Madrid City Hall, in Cibeles square, to observe a solemn minute of silence.

The gathering was led by the regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, and the mayor of the capital, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, supported by a prominent representation of the Popular Party's leadership, including Miguel Tellado, Alfonso Serrano, and Cayetana Álvarez de Toledo.

The 'popular' leaders avoided making statements to the media. After the display of respect concluded, a group of fifty demonstrators burst in with banners and a megaphone to chant slogans such as "Government resignation," directing their criticism especially towards the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente.

The Independent and Civil Servants Trade Union (CSIF) has called for the resignation of the Minister of Transport, Óscar Puente, after the train accident in Urda, Toledo. "The minister shamefully uses a worker as a scapegoat instead of assuming his responsibilities," states the union, which reproaches him for having evaded his responsibility despite the initial failure of the computer system.

CSIF demands an "urgent explanation", the assumption of responsibilities and measures to prevent new accidents. The union recalls that this year it has requested more investment in the maintenance of railway infrastructure and workshops, as well as the review and updating of safety protocols.