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EU prosecutor searches offices of Spanish rail entities in fraud probe

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BRUSSELS, Nov 6 (Reuters) - ​The European Public Prosecutor's Office said on Friday it had ⁠carried out investigations at the headquarters of Spain's railway infrastructure manager, its railway safety agency ​and its court of auditors in a probe into ‌possible fraud in the financing of the Madrid-Seville high-speed line.

There have been two deadly accidents on the ⁠line this year.

• The prosecutor's office ⁠said in a statement it is investigating possible fraud involving EU funds allocated to the renovation and upgrading of the line's safety, signalling ‌and communications systems

• The prosecutor's office conducted searches ⁠at infrastructure operator Adif, railway safety ‌agency AESF and Spain's Court ​of Auditors

• Adif confirmed staff from the prosecutor's office went to its headquarters and said ‌it supplied all the information ​requested

• AESF and the ⁠court of auditors did not immediately respond ‌to requests for ⁠comment

• An accident on the Madrid-Seville line in January killed 46 people, while a collision in October ​killed 69

• The ‌EU prosecutor's office opened a separate investigation in ⁠March following the first ​accident

(Reporting by Inti Landauro and Emma Pinedo; ​Editing by Sharon Singleton)

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