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Day in photos: Oct. 25, 2012

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Syrian refugees peer from their tent at a camp in Hatay, Turkey. Syria’s government announced its forces would observe a cease fire for the duration of the holiday Eid al-Adha. EPA
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Hapoel Kiryat Shmona’s goalkeeper Daniel Amos hides his head during his team’s 3-1 Europa League loss to Sparta Prague. Reuters
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President Obama stumps for a crowd of supporters — reported at 15,000 — at Byrd Park in Richmond, Virginia. Getty Images
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Somali boys carry their catch from the ocean to the market in Mogadishu. AP
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Parents and children gather at a pumpkin patch in Monterey Park, California for the local Happy Day School’s Halloween celebration. AFP/Getty Images
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Mourners line up to pay their respects at the public viewing for former US senator and presidential candidate George McGovern at the First United Methodist Church in Sioux Falls, SD. AP
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A man stands amid the ruins of a home destroyed by Hurricane Sandy on the coast of Gibara, Cuba. After pounding Jamaica and Cuba, the Category 2 storm was headed for the Bahamas. AP
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Afghan and Iranian asylum seekers camp in front of Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on a hunger strike demanding an end to deportations, poor accommodations and restrictions on their movements Reuters
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Traffic’s a bit tight as Muslim pilgrims leave the Mount of Mercy in Arafat, Saudi Arabia. EPA
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A Pakistani vendor sharpens knives in preparation for Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice, in Karachi. AFP/Getty Images
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A car burns as workers block the main gate of a Ford plant in Genk, Belgium, which the company announced Wednesday will close. The move will result in 4,500 direct job losses. AP
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Queen Elizabeth attends the opening of the recently re-built Jubilee Gardens in London. The gardens were first created in 1977 to celebrate the Queen’s silver jubilee. AFP/Getty Images