Spanish royals mark minute of silence for wildfire victims

Spain's royal family paused to honor victims of a deadly wildfire in the country's south, which has killed at least eleven people. France 24 reports that King Felipe the Sixth, Queen Letizia and their two daughters observed a minute of silence on Friday at the San Javier air base in Murcia. Speaking from a site roughly one hundred fifty kilometres from where the tragedy struck, the king offered condolences and support to all those who lost loved ones.

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