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Day in Photos: March: 19, 2012

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A student, second from left, is flanked by an unidentified woman and police officers as they leave a Jewish school after a gunman opened fire in Toulouse, southwestern France. A father and his two sons were among four people who died Monday when a gunman opened fire in front of a Jewish school in Toulouse. AP Photo
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is seen at sunrise. The famous Sydney landmark celebrates its 80th birthday. New South Wales Premier Jack Lang opened the iconic bridge which is affectionatly also called “The Coathanger.” EPA
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Greece Panathinaikos fans attack police with fire extinguishers and seats. The Athens Superleague derby between Panathinaikos and Olympiakos was abandoned after home fans set fire to several parts of the stadium and threw missiles and flares at police in Athens, Greece. ZUMA24.com
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Members of a SWAT team and the Border Guards participate in a drill at a military training ground outside of Zamosc, near the Ukrainian border. Various units of Poland’s anti-terrorist police, together with a special section of the Border Guards and other emergency services, are participating in a series of joint exercises leading up to the Euro 2012. REUTERS
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Supporters of anti-U.S. Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr wave Iraqi flags during a rally in Basra, southeast of Baghdad. Up to a million followers of Iraqi cleric Sadr took to the streets on Monday in a massive show of force before an Arab League summit which Iraq’s long-oppressed Shi’ite majority view as their debut on the regional stage. REUTERS
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In this photo, a wldfire sends up a huge wall of smoke, forcing authorities to temporarily close a section of U.S. Highway 34 east of Yuma, Ariz. when the fire filled the skies with so much smoke that firefighters couldn’t see the flames. Evacuated residents of the small Colorado town of Eckley have been allowed to return home after firefighters contained most of the wildfire. AP Photo
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Dubai is seen at night on a photograph taken by an Expedition 30 crew member on the International Space Station. The city presents an eye-catching appearance at night that vividly displays the urban development pattern. AP Photo/NASA
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A model showcases a creation by the US fashion designer Gottex and Giddeon Oberson during a Skybridge fashion show at the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur. AFP/Getty Images
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Lawmaker and pro-democracy activist Leung Kwok-hung protests against Hong Kong Chief Executive candidates, demanding universal suffrage, during a debate organized by the election committee members in Hong Kong. REUTERS
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Student protesters demonstrate during a rally against the government’s plan to raise fuel prices in Makassar, part of Indonesia’s south Sulawesi province. REUTERS
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A supporter of former President Mohamed Nasheed throws a stone towards policemen during a protest near the parliament against President Mohammed Waheed Hassan addressing lawmakers in Male, Maldives. The new president of the Maldives addressed lawmakers and opened Parliament amid vehement protests by the opposition on Monday, nearly six weeks after he took office in a contentious power transfer that his predecessor has called a coup. Authorities used tear gas earlier in the day as several hundred demonstrators blocked roads and shouted slogans calling for Hassan’s resignation. AP Photo
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Smoke rises from the Zhongcai Mansion in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. Firefighters tried to extinguish the flames after a fire broke out at the mansion around 3:00 p.m. local time. ZUMAPRESS.com
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A Bavarian student cycles in a bikini while enjoying the weather in the English Garden in Munich, Germany. ZUMAPRESS.com
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Sri Lankan Buddhist monks protest in Colombo. The monks are protesting the US-led move to censure Sri Lanka at the ongoing UN Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva over its alleged war crimes while crushing Tamil rebels in 2009. AFP/Getty Images
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A man carries beach balls and inflatable toys for sale near a park in Lahore, Pakistan. REUTERS