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An image showing works at the excavation site where more human remains have been found during excavation of a possible World War I mass grave in Fromelles near Lille, north of France, 03 June 2008. The site is alleged of being a World War I mass grave of some 400 Australian and British soldiers.
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Lower Saxonian fire fighters and Red Cross staff mourn during the commemorations for the tenth anniversary of the ICE train disaster in Eschede, Germany, 03 June 2008. On 03 June 1998 an ICE high-speed train crashed in postwar Germany's most tragic train accident killing 101 people and injuring 105 people
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Geneva police officers confront mock fans during the security exercise 'Module Tre' as part of preparations for the EURO 2008 in the public viewing zone on Plainpalais, Geneva, Switzerland, 03 June 2008
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Afghan National Army soldiers practice weapons discipline May 21, 2008, at Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan. The Afghan National Army Air Corps is being trained by the U.S. Air Force Combined Air Power Transition Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway/Released)
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Thai muslim villagers volunteer to train use rifles provided by Thailand's army in Yala province on June 03, 2008. More than 3,000 people have been killed since separatist unrest broke out in January 2004 in the south, which was an autonomous Malay Muslim sultanate until mainly Buddhist Thailand annexed it in 1902, provoking decades of tension. AFP PHOTO/MUHAMMAD SABRI (Photo credit should read MUHAMMAD SABRI/AFP/***** Images)
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Nepalese police detain a female Tibetan activist during an anti-Chinese demonstration in front of the consular section of the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu on June 3, 2008. Police detained more then 30 Tibetan protesters who had gathered outside a building housing China's consular and trade offices. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/***** Images)
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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is welcomed by Lt. Gen Alexander M. Yano, chief of staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, to General Headquarters, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Manila, Republic of the Philippines, June 2, 2008. Mullen is on an eight-day tour visiting Asian Pacific nations, their leaders and troops assigned to the region. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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Republic of the Phillipines Brig. Gen. Romeo Espino welcomes U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, upon his arrival in the Phillipines, June 2, 2008. Espino is camp commander, Camp Aguinaldo, General Headquarters, Armed Forces of the Philippines. Mullen is on an eight-day tour visiting Asian Pacific nations, their leaders and troops assigned to the region. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, honors the 17,202 troops who lost their lives in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II and are buried in the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Republic of the Philippines, June 2, 2008. Mullen is on an eight-day tour visiting Asian Pacific nations, their leaders and troops assigned to the region. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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An image showing works at the excavation site where more human remains have been found during excavation of a possible World War I mass grave in Fromelles near Lille, north of France, 03 June 2008. The site is alleged of being a World War I mass grave of some 400 Australian and British soldiers.
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Lower Saxonian fire fighters and Red Cross staff mourn during the commemorations for the tenth anniversary of the ICE train disaster in Eschede, Germany, 03 June 2008. On 03 June 1998 an ICE high-speed train crashed in postwar Germany's most tragic train accident killing 101 people and injuring 105 people
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Geneva police officers confront mock fans during the security exercise 'Module Tre' as part of preparations for the EURO 2008 in the public viewing zone on Plainpalais, Geneva, Switzerland, 03 June 2008
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Afghan National Army soldiers practice weapons discipline May 21, 2008, at Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan. The Afghan National Army Air Corps is being trained by the U.S. Air Force Combined Air Power Transition Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Andy Dunaway/Released)
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Thai muslim villagers volunteer to train use rifles provided by Thailand's army in Yala province on June 03, 2008. More than 3,000 people have been killed since separatist unrest broke out in January 2004 in the south, which was an autonomous Malay Muslim sultanate until mainly Buddhist Thailand annexed it in 1902, provoking decades of tension. AFP PHOTO/MUHAMMAD SABRI (Photo credit should read MUHAMMAD SABRI/AFP/***** Images)
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Nepalese police detain a female Tibetan activist during an anti-Chinese demonstration in front of the consular section of the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu on June 3, 2008. Police detained more then 30 Tibetan protesters who had gathered outside a building housing China's consular and trade offices. AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA (Photo credit should read PRAKASH MATHEMA/AFP/***** Images)
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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is welcomed by Lt. Gen Alexander M. Yano, chief of staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines, to General Headquarters, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Manila, Republic of the Philippines, June 2, 2008. Mullen is on an eight-day tour visiting Asian Pacific nations, their leaders and troops assigned to the region. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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Republic of the Phillipines Brig. Gen. Romeo Espino welcomes U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, upon his arrival in the Phillipines, June 2, 2008. Espino is camp commander, Camp Aguinaldo, General Headquarters, Armed Forces of the Philippines. Mullen is on an eight-day tour visiting Asian Pacific nations, their leaders and troops assigned to the region. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, honors the 17,202 troops who lost their lives in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II and are buried in the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Republic of the Philippines, June 2, 2008. Mullen is on an eight-day tour visiting Asian Pacific nations, their leaders and troops assigned to the region. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley
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Police and bomb disposal officials inspect the Danish embassy after a bomb blast in Islamabad June 2, 2008. A bomb went off outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital on Monday killing at least four people and wounding several, officials said. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed (PAKISTAN)
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Pakistani police stand at the site of a blast outside the Danish embassy in Islamabad June 2, 2008. A bomb went off outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital on Monday killing at least four people and wounding several, officials said. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed (PAKISTAN)
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People gather at the site of a blast outside the Danish embassy in Islamabad June 2, 2008. A bomb went off outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital on Monday killing at least four people and wounding several, officials said. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed (PAKISTAN)
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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - JUNE 2: Police cordon off areas around the Danish Embassy following an explosion on Monday June 2, 2008 in Islamabad, Pakistan. A suspected car bomb exploded outside the embassy at midday, killing at least 8 people and wounding more than a dozen, according to reports. It is not yet known who bears responsibility for the blast, though militant Islamic groups have threatened Danish embassies around the world with retribution for the publications of cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed, first printed in September 2005. (Photo Warrick Page/***** Images)
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Cambodian soldiers look at U.S. M35A2 GMC cargo trucks during a handing over ceremony at Cambodia air base June 2, 2008. The U.S. donated 31 M35A2 GMC cargo trucks to the Royal Cambodia Arm Force (RCAF). The U.S. foreign ministry financing program has pledged $413.000 to deliver a total of 60 cargo trucks ,said U.S embassy spokesman Jeff Daigle. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)
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Italy's NOCS special police agents march during the Republic Day military parade in Rome June 2, 2008. REUTERS/Dario Pignatelli (ITALY)
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Soldiers carry an injured man out of a train window at Xiamen Railway Station, Fujian province June 1, 2008. The train carrying 202 people injured in the May 12 earthquake that hit southwest China's Sichuan province arrived in Xiamen on Sunday night, China Daily reported. Picture taken June 1, 2008. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA). CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.
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Mass destruction of illegal weapons; Australian International Stabilisation Force (ISF) Military Police with United Nations Police from Brazil and Portugal with a stockpile of Illegal weapons due for destruction in Dili, Timor-Leste.
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Holy Church; Father 'Gil' looks on from his newly painted church as International Stabilisation Force (ISF) troops from the Timor-Leste Aviation Group (TLAG) move the newly made cross in to his church with (Left to Right) Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Corporal Will Taylor, Australian Army Aviation (AAAvn) Trooper Joshua Parton, RNZAF Sergent Dwayne Reynolds and AAAvn Captain Fiona Macinante.
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Sergent Peter “Mitch” Mitchell, a proud Pioneer with 2nd Royal Australian Regiment, going through his safety checks prior to his Platoons demolition training at High Range in Townsville.
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Dog tired: Sapper Shaun Laing and dog "Que" take a short rest after a long shift preparing defensive positions.
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A Reconstruction Task Force 4 soldier patrols the Green Zone north of Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.
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Corporal James Hintz helps sight the 50. Calibre machine gun in an over watch position north of Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.
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Police and bomb disposal officials inspect the Danish embassy after a bomb blast in Islamabad June 2, 2008. A bomb went off outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital on Monday killing at least four people and wounding several, officials said. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed (PAKISTAN)
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Pakistani police stand at the site of a blast outside the Danish embassy in Islamabad June 2, 2008. A bomb went off outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital on Monday killing at least four people and wounding several, officials said. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed (PAKISTAN)
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People gather at the site of a blast outside the Danish embassy in Islamabad June 2, 2008. A bomb went off outside the Danish embassy in the Pakistani capital on Monday killing at least four people and wounding several, officials said. REUTERS/Mian Khursheed (PAKISTAN)
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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - JUNE 2: Police cordon off areas around the Danish Embassy following an explosion on Monday June 2, 2008 in Islamabad, Pakistan. A suspected car bomb exploded outside the embassy at midday, killing at least 8 people and wounding more than a dozen, according to reports. It is not yet known who bears responsibility for the blast, though militant Islamic groups have threatened Danish embassies around the world with retribution for the publications of cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed, first printed in September 2005. (Photo Warrick Page/***** Images)
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Cambodian soldiers look at U.S. M35A2 GMC cargo trucks during a handing over ceremony at Cambodia air base June 2, 2008. The U.S. donated 31 M35A2 GMC cargo trucks to the Royal Cambodia Arm Force (RCAF). The U.S. foreign ministry financing program has pledged $413.000 to deliver a total of 60 cargo trucks ,said U.S embassy spokesman Jeff Daigle. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)
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Italy's NOCS special police agents march during the Republic Day military parade in Rome June 2, 2008. REUTERS/Dario Pignatelli (ITALY)
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Soldiers carry an injured man out of a train window at Xiamen Railway Station, Fujian province June 1, 2008. The train carrying 202 people injured in the May 12 earthquake that hit southwest China's Sichuan province arrived in Xiamen on Sunday night, China Daily reported. Picture taken June 1, 2008. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA). CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA.
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Mass destruction of illegal weapons; Australian International Stabilisation Force (ISF) Military Police with United Nations Police from Brazil and Portugal with a stockpile of Illegal weapons due for destruction in Dili, Timor-Leste.
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Holy Church; Father 'Gil' looks on from his newly painted church as International Stabilisation Force (ISF) troops from the Timor-Leste Aviation Group (TLAG) move the newly made cross in to his church with (Left to Right) Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Corporal Will Taylor, Australian Army Aviation (AAAvn) Trooper Joshua Parton, RNZAF Sergent Dwayne Reynolds and AAAvn Captain Fiona Macinante.
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Sergent Peter “Mitch” Mitchell, a proud Pioneer with 2nd Royal Australian Regiment, going through his safety checks prior to his Platoons demolition training at High Range in Townsville.
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Dog tired: Sapper Shaun Laing and dog "Que" take a short rest after a long shift preparing defensive positions.
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A Reconstruction Task Force 4 soldier patrols the Green Zone north of Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.
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Corporal James Hintz helps sight the 50. Calibre machine gun in an over watch position north of Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Russian President Dmitry Medvedev with military honours at the chancellory in Berlin, Germany, 05 June 2008. Russia's new president visits Germany for the first time
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Accompanied by Norway's King Harald (left) Vietnamese president Nguyen Minh Treet inspects a guard of honour at the Royal Palace in Oslo June 5th 2008 at the start of a two day state visit
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An U.S. trooper jogs at the tent city which makes up the legal complex of the U.S. Military Commissions, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, in Cuba, Wednesday, June 04, 2008. Almost seven years after hijackers used airliners as missiles to kill 2,973 people, five men who allegedly plotted the attacks face a military tribunal June 05
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Algerian gendarmes and police secure the site of the blast carried out by a suicide bomber in front of the gate of the republican guard’s barracks in the eastern Algiers suburb of Bordj El Kiffan on 04 June 2008. A suicide bomber blew himself up near a police barracks on the outskirts of Algerian capital, wounding several people
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A young demonstrator is arrested by the Chilean police on 04 June 2008, during a university and school students' protest opposing the General Education Law that the Congress is studying in Santiago de Chile, Chile. Several people were arrested during the strike summoned by the Professor College union, along with hundreds of students
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Austrian policemen walk past giant stone sculptures in the shape of soccer balls near the Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna, Austria, 04 June 2008. Vienna will be the host of the final match of the Euro 2008 soccer tournament on 29 June 2008
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes Russian President Dmitry Medvedev with military honours at the chancellory in Berlin, Germany, 05 June 2008. Russia's new president visits Germany for the first time
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Accompanied by Norway's King Harald (left) Vietnamese president Nguyen Minh Treet inspects a guard of honour at the Royal Palace in Oslo June 5th 2008 at the start of a two day state visit
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An U.S. trooper jogs at the tent city which makes up the legal complex of the U.S. Military Commissions, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, in Cuba, Wednesday, June 04, 2008. Almost seven years after hijackers used airliners as missiles to kill 2,973 people, five men who allegedly plotted the attacks face a military tribunal June 05
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Algerian gendarmes and police secure the site of the blast carried out by a suicide bomber in front of the gate of the republican guard’s barracks in the eastern Algiers suburb of Bordj El Kiffan on 04 June 2008. A suicide bomber blew himself up near a police barracks on the outskirts of Algerian capital, wounding several people
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A young demonstrator is arrested by the Chilean police on 04 June 2008, during a university and school students' protest opposing the General Education Law that the Congress is studying in Santiago de Chile, Chile. Several people were arrested during the strike summoned by the Professor College union, along with hundreds of students
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Austrian policemen walk past giant stone sculptures in the shape of soccer balls near the Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna, Austria, 04 June 2008. Vienna will be the host of the final match of the Euro 2008 soccer tournament on 29 June 2008
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A Belarus Interior Ministry troop breathes in fresh air after crawling through tear gas in an obstacle course during rigorous physical examinations for the "Madder Beret" outside Minsk in Volovshchina on June 5, 2008. Troops who pass the examinations receive a burgundy colored Madder Beret and become members of the special forces.
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A Pakistani police officer stands guard near a suspected militant, who was injured in a gunbattle with police, at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, June 5, 2008. Police raided a suspected militant hideout in Noshera, a city in northwestern Pakistan, triggering a shootout that wounded one police driver and one militant.
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Police arrest a protesting Tibetan in front of the Chinese Embassy Visa Section in Kathmandu June 5, 2008. Tibetans in Nepal have been protesting regularly since the March crackdown on protests in Lhasa by the Chinese authorities. Beijing has urged Kathmandu to do more to prevent the demonstrations
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Police moves away Tibetian activists staging a protest at the entrance to an Athens hotel where the International Olympic Committee executive board holds talks on June 5, 2008. Activists demand the IOC to drop plans of passing through Tibet with the Olympic Torch
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A student is arrested by riot police during a rally in Santiago June 4, 2008. Groups of students clashed with Chilean riot police on Wednesday to protest against a proposed education reform. The graffiti on the wall reads: "Bachelet lies", referring to Chile's President Michelle Bachelet.
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A Belarus Interior Ministry troop breathes in fresh air after crawling through tear gas in an obstacle course during rigorous physical examinations for the "Madder Beret" outside Minsk in Volovshchina on June 5, 2008. Troops who pass the examinations receive a burgundy colored Madder Beret and become members of the special forces.
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A Pakistani police officer stands guard near a suspected militant, who was injured in a gunbattle with police, at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, June 5, 2008. Police raided a suspected militant hideout in Noshera, a city in northwestern Pakistan, triggering a shootout that wounded one police driver and one militant.
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Police arrest a protesting Tibetan in front of the Chinese Embassy Visa Section in Kathmandu June 5, 2008. Tibetans in Nepal have been protesting regularly since the March crackdown on protests in Lhasa by the Chinese authorities. Beijing has urged Kathmandu to do more to prevent the demonstrations
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Police moves away Tibetian activists staging a protest at the entrance to an Athens hotel where the International Olympic Committee executive board holds talks on June 5, 2008. Activists demand the IOC to drop plans of passing through Tibet with the Olympic Torch
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A student is arrested by riot police during a rally in Santiago June 4, 2008. Groups of students clashed with Chilean riot police on Wednesday to protest against a proposed education reform. The graffiti on the wall reads: "Bachelet lies", referring to Chile's President Michelle Bachelet.
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Israeli soldiers patrol during Palestinian stone-throwing demonstrations in the West Bank village of Beit Ummar, near Hebron 05 June 2008. Four Palestinians . two of them women . were wounded by Israeli gunfire in clashes in Beit Omar. A military spokesman said the soldiers opened fire after Palestinians hurled petrol bombs at them
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Israeli Border Police beat a Palestinian man who screams for help as they force him into a jeep on the oputskirts of Jerusalem near the Shuafat Refuee Camp on 05 June 2008. A group of Palestinians were seen trying to enter Jerusalem at this time. This man was detained by the police and placed in the jeep where he was beaten. He managed to escape from the moving jeep and tried to stop traffic to help him but the police detained him forcibly and drove off with him
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A Genevan police officer shows the interior of a provisonal Euro 2008 prison cell, at the Palexpro centrr in Geneva, Switzerland, during a press presentation, 05 June 2008. Twenty provisional prison of the Geneva Police are set up to keep in custody arrested hooligans during the European Soccer Championships
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Israeli soldiers run to take position during a demonstration at the Bet Eba Checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus. 05 June 2008. Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas has called for a national dialogue toward reconciliation between his Fatah party and Hamas. An Israeli was killed when a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a kibbutz in southern Israel. The armed wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack
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Israeli soldiers patrol during Palestinian stone-throwing demonstrations in the West Bank village of Beit Ummar, near Hebron 05 June 2008. Four Palestinians . two of them women . were wounded by Israeli gunfire in clashes in Beit Omar. A military spokesman said the soldiers opened fire after Palestinians hurled petrol bombs at them
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Israeli Border Police beat a Palestinian man who screams for help as they force him into a jeep on the oputskirts of Jerusalem near the Shuafat Refuee Camp on 05 June 2008. A group of Palestinians were seen trying to enter Jerusalem at this time. This man was detained by the police and placed in the jeep where he was beaten. He managed to escape from the moving jeep and tried to stop traffic to help him but the police detained him forcibly and drove off with him
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A Genevan police officer shows the interior of a provisonal Euro 2008 prison cell, at the Palexpro centrr in Geneva, Switzerland, during a press presentation, 05 June 2008. Twenty provisional prison of the Geneva Police are set up to keep in custody arrested hooligans during the European Soccer Championships
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Israeli soldiers run to take position during a demonstration at the Bet Eba Checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus. 05 June 2008. Palestinian Authority president Mahmud Abbas has called for a national dialogue toward reconciliation between his Fatah party and Hamas. An Israeli was killed when a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a kibbutz in southern Israel. The armed wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack
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Interesting, usualy LEO, especialy in footbal, dont carry their handguns while on cooperation mission on a foreign country.
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Austrian (blue uniform) and German police (green) from Munich gather for a briefing in the fan zone at Residenz Platz (Residence square) in Salzburg, Austria, 06 June 2008 ahead of the start of the EURO 2008. The fan zones in the four Austrian host cities open on 07 June 2008
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Britain's Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu performing a parachute jump with the Parachute Regiment Red Devils display team at Langar Airfield in Langar, Nottingham on Friday June 6, 2008, to raise money for the Afghanistan Trust, a charity raising money for the families of soldiers killed or injured in Afghanistan. The Archbishop famously cut up his dog collar on national television last year in protest to the situation in Zimbabwe. Dr Sentamu is not wearing it today and will not until Robert Mugabe is ousted.
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An Israeli looks at the schrapnel damage to a car in the parking lot of Sappir College on the outskirts of the southern town of Sderot, Israel, 06 June 2008, after a Kassam rocket, fired by Palestinians militants inside the northern Gaza Strip, exploded meters away. Israeli Prime Ministers Ehud Olmert said upon his return to Israel from the US that Israel is close to deciding what to do about the Gaza Strip as rocket barrages continue. Some 10 rockets were fired on 06 June into southern Israel.
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An individual is winched from the sea by a Cyprus police helicopter during exercises off the southern coast of the island, 6 June 2008. Cyprus, Greece and France concluded a week of joint manoeuvres in the eastern Mediterranean on Friday which focused on providing humanitarian aid in events of disaster and responding to militant threats
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Indian policemen stand guard during a twelve hours general strike called by Bengal opposition party Trinamool Congress in Calcutta, India on 06 June 2008. A 12-hour shutdown called by opposition Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, against the hike in petroleum products prices began 05 June. Life in India's eastern state of West Bengal and southern Andhra Pradesh was disrupted on 06 June after opposition parties called a daylong shutdown to protest a hike in fuel prices, officials said. Opposition parties like the Bharatiya Janata Party and communist parties also called for a statewide strike
Interesting, usualy LEO, especialy in footbal, dont carry their handguns while on cooperation mission on a foreign country.
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Austrian (blue uniform) and German police (green) from Munich gather for a briefing in the fan zone at Residenz Platz (Residence square) in Salzburg, Austria, 06 June 2008 ahead of the start of the EURO 2008. The fan zones in the four Austrian host cities open on 07 June 2008
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Britain's Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu performing a parachute jump with the Parachute Regiment Red Devils display team at Langar Airfield in Langar, Nottingham on Friday June 6, 2008, to raise money for the Afghanistan Trust, a charity raising money for the families of soldiers killed or injured in Afghanistan. The Archbishop famously cut up his dog collar on national television last year in protest to the situation in Zimbabwe. Dr Sentamu is not wearing it today and will not until Robert Mugabe is ousted.
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An Israeli looks at the schrapnel damage to a car in the parking lot of Sappir College on the outskirts of the southern town of Sderot, Israel, 06 June 2008, after a Kassam rocket, fired by Palestinians militants inside the northern Gaza Strip, exploded meters away. Israeli Prime Ministers Ehud Olmert said upon his return to Israel from the US that Israel is close to deciding what to do about the Gaza Strip as rocket barrages continue. Some 10 rockets were fired on 06 June into southern Israel.
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An individual is winched from the sea by a Cyprus police helicopter during exercises off the southern coast of the island, 6 June 2008. Cyprus, Greece and France concluded a week of joint manoeuvres in the eastern Mediterranean on Friday which focused on providing humanitarian aid in events of disaster and responding to militant threats
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Indian policemen stand guard during a twelve hours general strike called by Bengal opposition party Trinamool Congress in Calcutta, India on 06 June 2008. A 12-hour shutdown called by opposition Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, against the hike in petroleum products prices began 05 June. Life in India's eastern state of West Bengal and southern Andhra Pradesh was disrupted on 06 June after opposition parties called a daylong shutdown to protest a hike in fuel prices, officials said. Opposition parties like the Bharatiya Janata Party and communist parties also called for a statewide strike
