article_snippet.sent: And flags have been flown at half-mast across the country as political and religious leaders join hundreds of bereaved relatives in the west-German city this morning.
article_snippet.sent: Memorial: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (second from left) and President Joachim Gauck (second from right)
article_snippet.sent: German Chancellor (centre) attended the memorial - as did President Joachim Gauck (top left) who said the tragedy had provoked grief and sorrow .
article_snippet.sent: The country's Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Joachim Gauck attended the service - as did Spain's Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez and French Transport Minister Alain Vidalies.
article_snippet.sent: Mourning: Flags have been flown at half-mast across the entire country, including on Germany's parliament building in Berlin (pictured)
article_snippet.sent: Union: The memorial service will be led by the Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, and the president of the Protestant Church of Westphalia .
article_snippet.sent: On April 13, foreign ministers of Germany, Spain and France also paid tribute to the victims at Barcelona airport, where the passengers embarked.