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Deadly Middle Eastern protests sparked by film, 911 remembrance, Las Vegas flooding and more in the day in photos News and feature images around the world.
Sept. 11, 2012
Egyptian protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks pose next to graffiti on a wall of the U.S. Embassy during a protest in Cairo. Egyptian protesters, mostly ultra-conservative Islamists, climbed the walls of the embassy, went into the courtyard and brought down the flag, replacing it with a black flag with Islamic inscription, in protest of a film deemed offensive to Islam.
Nasser Nasser
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AP
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Protesters chant slogans amid orange smoke outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. The security breach there appeared to catch U.S. and Egyptian security forces by surprise, even though the protest was announced in advance. Shortly before the protesters went over the wall, witnesses said, few Egyptian police or military officers were nearby.
Mohammed Abu Zaid
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AP
Sept. 11, 2012
Protesters destroy an American flag pulled down from the U.S. Embassy in Cairo. Later in the evening, the Egyptian military sealed the entrances to the embassy to secure it from the protest, witnesses reported. Protesters were still outside the embassy early Wednesday.
Mohamed Abd el Ghany
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Reuters
Sept. 11, 2012
An armed man waves his rifle as buildings and cars are engulfed in flames after being set on fire inside the U.S. Consulate compound in Benghazi. U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed while trying to flee the consulate.
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Sept. 11, 2012
The “Tribute in Light” shines on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.The beams represent the twin towers that collapsed after terrorist flew airliners into them.
Mario Tama
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Getty Images
Sept. 11, 2012
A woman mourns at the wall engraved with the names of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. More than 2,600 people in the twin towers died in the attack.
Craig Ruttle
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Newsday via AP
Sept. 11, 2012
The construction of One World Trade Center, now up to 104 floors, is seen across the Hudson River as a runner glides his hand at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., along the wall of “Empty Sky,” New Jersey's memorial to the 749 people from the state lost in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
Mel Evans
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AP
Sept. 11, 2012
Marlene Menke of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, wipes a tear as she visits the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial in Arlington County. People gathered to remember those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, including the 184 killed when terrorists flew a passenger jet into the side of the Pentagon. The U.S. flag marks the section of the building that was destroyed in the attack.
Matt McClain
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For The Washington Post
Sept. 11, 2012
People gather in Shanksville, Pa., to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. It was a somber event, especially during the reading of names at the Flight 93 National Memorial. Forty passengers and crew members on that flight died when their plane crashed into the ground after terrorists took control of the aircraft. In total, nearly 3,000 people, including the passengers and crews on all four planes, died in the attacks.
Michael S. Williamson
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The Washington Post
Sept. 12, 2012
This photo provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency shows the Legged Squad Support System during testing on rough terrain.
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Sept. 11, 2012
The Legged Squad Support System, a semi-autonomous robot, can carry 400 pounds of cargo, following squad members through rugged terrain, similar to a trained animal and its handler.
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Sept. 12, 2012
Thai workers dress in traditional costumes while they parade with elephants as part of the annual King's Cup elephant polo tournament in the southern Thai resort town of Hua Hin. The King's Cup tournament is held to promote elephant conservation.
Pornchai Kittiwongsakul
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AFP/Getty Images
Sept. 12, 2012
Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, meets children as she visits Gardens by the Bay in Singapore. She and Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, are on a tour of the Far East, taking in Singapore, Malaysia, the Solomon Islands and the Pacific island of Tuvalu.
Chris Jackson
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Sept. 11, 2012
A group of Castellers form a human tower called a "Castell" during a demonstration on Catalan National Day in Barcelona. Demonstrators from across the region, some urging full independence, others calling for more autonomy from Madrid, marched under the slogan "Catalonia, a new European state."
Gustau Nacarino
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Reuters
Sept. 12, 2012
A cow feeds itself from a garbage container at Bashantapur Durbar Square in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Navesh Chitrakar
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Reuters
Sept. 11, 2012
A police officer walks through the remains of a burned village after an attack in the Tana River Delta in Kenya's coastal region. Four people were killed Tuesday in renewed violence between rival tribes in the region despite a dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed by the government, the Red Cross said. Houses had been torched, and many people were fleeing the clashes, the Red Cross said in a statement.
Charles Makunda
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For Reuters
Sept. 11, 2012
A resident carries a sack and a machete as he flees a village after an attack in the Tana River Delta in Kenya's coastal region.
Charles Makunda
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For Reuters
Sept. 12, 2012
Pakistani firefighters take part in a recovery operation in a garment factory in Karachi. A total of more than 300 people were killed when a blaze engulfed the factory as well as a shoe factory in Lahore.
Asif Hassan
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AFP/Getty Images
Sept. 12, 2012
Pakistani rescuers collect evidence in a shoe factory after a fire that gutted the factory the previous night in Lahore. The two deadly fire factories are raising fresh concerns about workplace safety in Pakistan, officials said.
Arif Ali
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AFP/Getty Images
Sept. 12, 2012
Relatives mourn loved ones who were killed in a fire at a garment factory in Karachi, Pakistan. Many of the victims were trapped inside because there was only one emergency exit left open, officials said.
Athar Hussain
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Reuters
Sept. 11, 2012
Dry sunflowers in Toulouse, France, attest to the extremely low groundwater level due to the lack of rain in the past few months. Several parts of Europe have been suffering because of droughtllike conditions.
Remy Gabalda
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AFP/Getty Images
Sept. 12, 2012
A view of a flooded town in Sukhothai province, north of Bangkok. Thousands have fled their homes in Northern Thailand after heavy rain caused a major river to overflow at the start of the month.
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Reuters
Sept. 11, 2012
University of Nevada at Las Vegas students Ryan Klorman, top, and Markus Adams, relax on inflatable pool toys in floodwater at the school. Intense thunderstorms drenched parts of the Southwest on Tuesday, delaying flights and stranding motorists in the Las Vegas area, and flooding two mobile home parks in Southern California.
John Locher
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Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP
Sept. 11, 2012
Thousands of public school teachers rally for the second consecutive day outside the Chicago Board of Education headquarters. Teachers in Chicago walked off the job Monday for the first time in 25 years over issues that include pay raises, classroom conditions, job security and teacher evaluations.
Sitthixay Ditthavong
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AP
Sept. 11, 2012
Women in Paris gather and take pictures in front of boxes where men stand like toys on the opening day of a store for the online dating site AdopteUnMec.com (AdoptAGuy.com).
Fred Dufour
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AFP/Getty Images
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