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A night vigil is held at a ceremony in Kigali paying tribute to victims 30 years after the Rwandan genocide. The 100-day massacre at the hands of Hutu extremists started on April 7 in 1994 and claimed the lives of 800,000 people, largely Tutsis but also moderate Hutus. IMAGES
Victims' families, survivors and dignitaries gather to mark the 25th anniversary of the Omagh bombing, the deadliest attack in the period of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland known as the "Troubles". On 15 August, 1998, a massive car bomb planted by dissident republicans tore through Omagh's busy town centre killing 29 people and injuring 220. IMAGES
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his wife Jeannette light the flame of hope at Kigali Genocide Memorial, marking 27th anniversary of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. IMAGES
Jerusalem, Oct 29 (EFE/EPA).- Israelis on Thursday lit 25,000 memorial candles to mark the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in November.Rabin was fatally shot by a far-right Jewish law student, who opposed the signing of the Oslo Accords, after attending a peace rally held in Tel Aviv's Kings of Israel Square (now Rabin Square) on November4, 1995. (Camera: ABIR SULTAN). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE LIGHT 25,000 MEMORIAL CANDLES ON THE OCCASION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ASSASSINATION OF THE ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER YITZHAK RABIN, AT RABIN SQUARE IN TEL AVIV, ISRAEL.
A candlelight vigil is held in Amahoro Stadium in Kigali to mark 25 years since the Rwandan genocide during which more than 800,000 people were killed. Rwandan President Paul Kagame and several European leaders participate in the commemoration. IMAGES of ceremony
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and world leaders take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, where more than 250,000 victims are believed to be buried, as they commemorate the 25th anniversary of the genocide.
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