14 Striking Photos You Missed This Week
Victory Day in Russia, Eid al-Fitr celebrations and officials at the U.S. border round out this week s most stunning images.
By Damon Dahlen
05/14/2021 10:31 am ET
During the ever-changing news cycle, it’s easy to miss captivating images that fly under the radar. Fortunately, we have you covered.
We’re highlighting exceptional photos from around the world this past week.
Check them out below.
Above: Fireworks explode over Moscow during the celebration of Victory Day on Sunday, which marked the 76th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.
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13 May, 2021, 6:02 pm
Ilnaz Galyaviev, a suspect in deadly school shooting at School Number 175, and police officers stand inside a defendants cage before a court hearing in Kazan, Russia May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Artem Dergunov
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) -A 19-year-old man was charged on Wednesday with multiple counts of murder over a school shooting in Russia that left nine people dead, as state investigators said that he was diagnosed last year with a brain disease.
Ilnaz Galyaviev appeared in court dressed in black, accused of opening fire at School 175 in the city of Kazan in an attack that killed seven children and two adults and wounded many more.
Russian school shooting suspect who massacred pupils tells police I am God
Ilnaz Galyaviev, 19, is accused of shooting dead seven pupils and two teachers at School 175 in Kazan, Russia. Investigators said he detonated an explosive device
The suspected gunman is said to have told police he was God (Image: social media)
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Teacher saved class from massacre while son, 14, was killed in next door classroom
Heroic details emerged about Alina Zaripova, who saved her students in the shooting in a school in Kazan, Russia, while her son Amir Zaripov was killed in the next-door classroom
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UAE condemns shooting incident inside school in Tatarstan
3 hours ago Law enforcement officers and ambulances are seen at the scene of a shooting at School No. 175 in Kazan. AFP
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The UAE has condemned the shooting incident in a school in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, which resulted in the death and injury of several people, all of whom were underage students and educational staff.
Mourners gathered on Wednesday for the funerals of students and staff killed by a teenage gunman at a Russian school, a tragedy that spurred calls for tighter controls on guns and the internet.