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Added on the 14/02/2019 17:31:00 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Mourners attend a memorial service in East London, South Africa to bid farewell to 21 people, mostly teens, who died at a township tavern last month, in an incident that shocked the nation. Empty coffins were laid out for the ceremony, with families expected to bury their children later this week. The youngsters died in what survivors have described as a battle to escape the jam-packed venue, with one reporting a suffocating smell. IMAGES
Parkland, Feb 14 (EFE/EPA).- People gathered Sunday in the makeshift memorial in the city of Parkland, Florida, to commemorate the third anniversary of the Parkland shooting, which killed 17 people and is considered the deadliest high school shooting in United States history to date.After the shooting, surviving students have become vocal advocates for gun control, organizing protests throughout the country and maintaining social media presences, particularly on Twitter. (Camera: CRISTOBAL HERRERA).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE GATHER TO HONOR SHOOTING VICTIMS AT THE MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL AND PARTICIPATE IN AN EVENT AT PINE TRAIL PARK’S AMPHITHEATER IN PARKLAND, FLORIDA, US.
Parkland, Feb 14 (EFE/EPA).- Florida on Friday marks the second anniversary of a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School killing 17 people including 14 students and three staff members. Parkland community members and students on Friday paid tribute to the 17 victims of the shooting by placing flowers at a makeshift memorial in front of the school.A giant 'Peace and Love' billboard made of flowers was also erected in Coral Spring, Florida, in tribute to the victims.Alleged shooter, Nikolas Cruz, was 19 years old at the time of the shooting, which is the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history to date.After the shooting, surviving students have become vocal advocates for gun control, organizing protests throughout the country and maintaining social media presences, particularly on Twitter. (Camera: CRISTOBAL HERRERA).FOOTAGE SHOWS THE MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE 2018 STONEMAN DOUGLAS HIGH SCHOOL SHOOTING IN FRONT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL IN PARKLAND, FLORIDA, AND THE PEACE AND LOVE BILLBOARD IN CORAL SPRING, FLORIDA.SOUNDBITES: TROY OLSEN, FATHER OF A STUDENT WHO SURVIVED THE SHOOTING (IN ENGLISH).
A moment of silence is observed at 2:21pm in Parkland, Florida, when the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School began 2 years ago, leaving 17 students and faculty members dead. IMAGES
A church service and tribute is held in the home town of Jo Cox, a British MP killed in a shock attack, throwing campaigning for the referendum on Britain's EU membership into disarray just a week before the crucial vote. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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