The parents showed the same selflessness and courage as their sons had done and rallied around the sixteen survivors. Dr Valeta, the father of Carlos, went with his family to the press conference and afterwards spoke to the newspaper El Pais. ‘I came here with my family,’ he said, ‘because we wanted to see all those who were the friends of my son and because we are sincerely happy to have them back among us. We are glad, what is more, that there were forty-five of them, because this helped at least sixteen to return. I’d like to say, furthermore, that I knew from the very first moment what has
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