Tom Harkin, of Iowa, and Christopher Dodd, of Connecticut, even exchanged a hug.

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Christopher Bell, from Blackburn, Una Finnegan from County Londonderry and Tom Chesters, from Sidmouth in Devon, also died in Saturday's incident.

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They were later named as Christopher Bell, from Blackburn, Una Finnegan from County Londonderry, Tom Chesters, from Sidmouth in Devon, and Dr Rachel Majumdar from Merseyside.

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