Photos | Night of lights: Candles, crosses commemorate Love Parade stampede victims on tenth anniversary

Flowers, crosses and candles decorated the memorial site for the 21 persons killed at the Love Parade tragedy that took place 10 years ago. People paid their respects to the victims before a commemoration ceremony on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the Love Parade tragedy in Duisburg, western Germany. 21 party goers were killed and over 500 were injured when a mass panic broke out among ravers in a crowded tunnel at the grounds of the electronic dance music festival on July, 24 2010.

Updated on: Jul 24, 2020 4:57 PM IST

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Lit candles are arranged at the "Night of Lights" event to commemorate the victims of a deadly stampede during the 2010 Love Parade festival, at the former festival site on the eve of the disaster's 10th anniversary, in Duisburg, Germany, July 23, 2020. (REUTERS)

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General view of a memorial at the "Night of Lights" event to commemorate the victims of a deadly stampede during the 2010 Love Parade festival, at the former festival site on the eve of the disaster's 10th anniversary, in Duisburg, Germany, July 23, 2020. (REUTERS)

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People stand near a memorial at the "Night of Lights" event to commemorate the victims of a deadly stampede during the 2010 Love Parade festival, at the former festival site on the eve of the disaster's 10th anniversary, in Duisburg, Germany, July 23, 2020. (REUTERS)

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A candle is pictured at the "Night of Lights" event to commemorate the victims of a deadly stampede during the 2010 Love Parade festival, at the former festival site on the eve of the disaster's 10th anniversary, in Duisburg, Germany, July 23, 2020. (REUTERS)

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Crosses and flower pots with names of the victims are seen at a memorial at the "Night of Lights" event to commemorate the victims of a deadly stampede during the 2010 Love Parade festival, at the former festival site on the eve of the disaster's 10th anniversary, in Duisburg, Germany, July 23, 2020. (REUTERS)

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People look on at a memorial at the "Night of Lights" event to commemorate the victims of a deadly stampede during the 2010 Love Parade festival, at the former festival site on the eve of the disaster's 10th anniversary, in Duisburg, Germany, July 23, 2020. (REUTERS)

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A person lights candles at the so-called "Night of Lights" event to commemorate the victims of a deadly stampede during the 2010 Love Parade festival, at the former festival site on the eve of the disaster's 10th anniversary, in Duisburg, Germany, July 23, 2020. (REUTERS)

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Candles are lit at the "Night of Lights" event to commemorate the victims of a deadly stampede during the 2010 Love Parade festival, at the former festival site on the eve of the disaster's 10th anniversary, in Duisburg, Germany, July 23, 2020. (REUTERS)