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Week in Photos

The Week in Photos: Stun

This is the week that was, in photos…
6.30pm, 5 Oct 2013
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THIS IS THE week that was, in photos…

The Week in Photos: Stun
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    A decorated elephant looks towards visitors as he stands at the Nandankanan Zoological park on the outskirts of the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar, India, Friday, Oct. 4, 2013. Wild life week is celebrated in India from October 2 to 8. Source: Biswaranjan Rout

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    Different color powder squirted to participants during the Color Run in Taipei, TaiwanSource: Chiang Ying-ying

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    Wheel traces on the salt are seen at a production site in Messolongi, western Greece. Salt lakes at Messolongi are used for production by solar evaporation. The facilities are the largest saltworks in Greece, and are located at a protected wetland complex of estuaries and lagoons. Source: Dimitri Messinis

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    A merry-go-round rotates at the 180th Bavarian "Oktoberfest" beer festival in Munich, southern Germany. The world's largest beer festival attracted more than six million guests from around the world. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A Pakistani model presents a creation from the Saba Gul's bridal collection, in Peshawar, Pakistan. The fashion show was organized by the Fame Council to lift the mood of the city saddened by last weeks suicide attacks that killed scores of people and left many injured, according to Waqar Ahmed, an organiser of the event. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A Palestinian waters a flower planted in a tear gas canister in the village of Bilin, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The tear gas canisters were collected during years of clashes with Israeli security forces. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Pigeons fly behind a silhouetted statue of Mahatma Gandhi adorned with garlands on Gandhi's birth anniversary in Amritsar, India. . Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A traditional South Korean dancer concentrates as he whips a ribbon of fabric that is attached to his hat through the air during the "Taste Korea! Korean Royal Cuisine Festival" held at Unhyeon Palace, also known as Unhyeongung Royal Residence, in Seoul, South Korea. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Milwaukee Bucks' Zaza Pachulia poses for a photo during the team's NBA basketball media day. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    Flamingos stand in a lagoon near Messolongi, in western Greece. The lagoon is part of protected wetlands, that also includes marshes and ponds. The migratory flamingoes use the lagoon and salt evaporation ponds of Messolongi during the summer months before moving further south for the winter. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    The sun rises over the giant sculpture of a man and woman situated 300 yards out to sea off the coast of Northumberland at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea.

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    Baltimore Orioles' Steve Pearce reacts after teammate Adam Jones covered his face with shaving cream after a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A seagull flies over the cable-stayed Ada Bridge over the Sava river during the sunset, in Belgrade, Serbia. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    South Korean Special Army soldiers demonstrate their taekwondo martial art skills during the 65th anniversary of Armed Forces Day ceremony at Seoul military airport in Seongnam, South Korea. Source: Ahn Young-joon

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    A model presents a creation as part of Junya Watanabe's ready-to-wear Spring/Summer 2014 fashion collection. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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    A damaged Capitol Hill police car is surrounded by crime scene tape on Constitution Avenue near the US Capitol after a car chase and shooting in Washington. A woman with a young child inside tried to ram through a White House barricade, then led police on a chase toward the Capitol, where police shot and killed her, witnesses and officials said. Source: AP/Press Association Images

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