A number of mourners gathered in the Paris suburb of Gonesse on Sunday to remember, and pay their respect to, the 113 people who died when an Air France Concorde crashed shortly after taking off from Charles de Gaulle Airport 10 years ago. Two ceremonies took place. The first was attended by officials, Air France employees and a number of local residents.

A minutes silence was observed. Local mayor, Jean Pierre Blazy, said he hoped that the results of an investigation would put and end to speculation about the crash and finally bring someone to justice. He added that he feared the official conclusion would be that it was an accident, and that nobody would take the blame.

The primary defendant in the case is United Airlines. It is believed that debris falling from one of the carrier’s aircraft may have caused the tragedy. Shortly after taking off from Charles de Gaul, flight 4590 crashed into a hotel. Those who died included 100 passengers, most of whom were Germans on a package tour, nine crew members and four people who were on the ground.

President of the Air France board of directors, Jean-Cyril Spinetta, commenting on Mayor Blazy’s comments, said that he found them upsetting and urged him not to make any comments on the matter until the investigation into the crash had been completed.

At a second memorial service, members of the victim’s families, as well as a number of Air France officials, laid roses upon a memorial for the dead.