Mourners in Leuven, Belgium attend mass to commemorate the victims of a coach crash in the Swiss mountains.<br/> <br />The vehicle was carrying 52 people when it hit the side of a tunnel as it returned from a school ski trip, killing 28 people - 22 of them children.<br/> <br />Teachers, classmates, and relatives of those killed were among those at the mass.<br/> <br />Many of the passengers were from St Lambertus School.<br/> <br />Mourners laid flowers and teddy bears outside in tribute, under dozens of pictures drawn in class by pupils to honour the dead.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (French) RESIDENT OF HEVERLEE, OLIVIER DEVRINT, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Having children myself, I really felt concerned. It is a terrible tragedy that took place. I really feel compassion for the suffering of the parents. I hope it will be all right for them even if it is very hard, and I really wish them a lot of courage."<br/> <br />Earlier in the day, parents were flown to Switzerland on Belgian military aircraft - while some knew their children had survived, others had no confirmation and had to assume the worst.<br/> <br />Nick Rowlands, Reuters.
