US school shooting: the nation mourns
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A US flag flies at half staff at the White House in Washington. A tearful President Barack Obama expressed 'overwhelming grief' for the victims of a shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Reuters
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Fans stand for a moment of silence honoring the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Connecticut, shooting before the NBA basketball game in Denver. Reuters
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Ray Ruzek consoles Shirley Towne as she speaks of the events of the day before a prayer meeting at the Heaven Ice Cream shop in Newtown, Connecticut. A gunman walked into the school on Friday and opened fire, killing 28 people, including 20 children. AP photo
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This photo provided by the Newtown Bee shows Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung, principal at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Connecticut. AP photo
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Fans stand for a moment of silence honoring the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Connecticut, shooting before the NBA basketball game in Denver. Reuters
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A woman stands near candles commemorating victims of a Connecticut elementary school shooting during a vigil in Oakland, California. Reuters
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Utah Jazz point guard Jamaal Tinsley and teammates take a moment of silence before an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns on behalf of the school shooting victims in Connecticut in Phoenix. AP photo
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Mourners gather at a vigil service for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, at the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Newtown, Connecticut. AP photo
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People are comforted near Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. AP photo
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Thousands attend a vigil for the victims of the school shooting at Saint Rose of Lima church in Newtown, Connecticut. AP photo
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Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy bows his head during a moment of silence during a vigil service for victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, at the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Newtown, Connecticut. AP photo
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Thousands attend a vigil for the victims of the school shooting at Saint Rose of Lima church in Newtown, Connecticut. AP photo
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A child protects candles from the wind during a vigil outside the White House in Washington, DC, following the Connecticut elementary school shooting. AFP photo
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A man hugs his young daughters as they attend a vigil at Saint Rose of Lima church at Saint Rose of Lima church in Newtown, Connecticut. AP photo
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People pray at a candlelight vigil in memory of those killed in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, in Los Angeles. Reuters
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Denise Johnson and her mother Doreen Finsinger hold candles during a candlelight vigil in memory of those killed in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, in Los Angeles. Reuters
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