Thursday June 22, Our World in Pictures

June 22, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

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SOMALIA — Suicide Bomber Targets Police Station: A woman walks past the scene of a suicide car bomb attack on a police station in Mogadishu on Thursday. A number of people are dead and several others wounded in the blast in the country’s capital, police said, adding that the bomber was trying to drive into the police station’s gate but detonated against the wall instead.

CHINA — Residents Take Cover from the Summer Rain: People holding umbrellas climb an outdoor staircase on a rainy day in Beijing on Thursday. Although it is in a semi-dry climate, the city receives much of its annual precipitation during the summer months.

BANGLADESH — Going Home: A Bangladeshi woman sits on the back of an overcrowded train as she heads home ahead of Eid al-Fitr at a railway station in Dhaka on Thursday. Hundreds of thousands of people working in Dhaka leave for their home towns every year to celebrate Eid al-Fitr with their family.

PERU — Dogs Run: In this Tuesday photo, a group of paraplegic dogs run with the help of their wheelchairs on Agua Dulce Beach in Lima. The dogs are cared for by local resident Sara Moran. In winter, when most Peruvians avoid the beach, she takes the dogs on frequent runs across the hard, black sand.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — People Protest Health Care Cuts: Stephanie Woodward, of Rochester, N.Y., who has spina bifida and uses a wheelchair, is removed from a sit-in at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office as she and other disability rights advocates protest proposed funding caps to Medicaid on Thursday on Capitol Hill.

VIRGINIA — Family Attends Vigil: Mahmoud Hassanen Aboras, father of Nabra Hassanen, left, sits with family as he listens to speakers on Wednesday in Reston during a vigil in honor of his daughter, who was killed over the weekend. Islamic leaders are questioning Virginia detectives’ insistence that the beating death of Nabra appears to have been a case of road rage, saying the attack looks all too much like a hate crime.

WILLIAMSBURG — I Only Have Eyes for You: Frogs on a mural keep watch over passersby.

BOLIVIA — Celebrating the New Year and Solstice: Andean religious leaders perform a New Year’s ritual at the ruins of the ancient civilization of Tiwanaku on Wednesday. The country’s Aymara Indians are celebrating the year 5,525 as well as the Southern Hemisphere’s winter solstice, which marks the start of a new agricultural cycle.

Libya – Rescued Migrants: Men from Sudan stand on the deck of the Golfo Azzurro rescue vessel after being rescued by members of the Spanish ONG Open Arms on the Mediterranean Sea, at 20 miles north of Zuwarah, Libya, on Wednesday.

Gaza – Resident Prayer: Residents pray during Laylat al-Qadr prayers on the 27th day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at al Sayed Hashim mosque in Gaza City, early Thursday. Muslims spend the night in worship and devotion, praying for the souls of the dead.

Venezuela – Demonstrator Mourns: A man wearing a Venezuelan tricolor flag jacket kneels in prayer during a vigil to mourn a student who was killed during clashes between anti-government protesters and Bolivarian National Guard officers, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday. The 17-year-old student was shot dead on Monday the Public Prosecutor’s Office said, bringing the death toll to 72 in two months of demonstrations against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Guatemala – Day of the Disappeared: Chairs bearing portraits of people who were disappeared during the 1980’s, sit empty in a ceremony marking the National Day of the Disappeared in Guatemala City, Wednesday. According to human rights groups, more than 40,000 people were “disappeared” during Guatemala’s 36 years of internal conflict.

England – Protest on Parliament: Demonstrators hold a banner as they protest near parliament in London Wednesday. The mass ‘Day of Rage’ demonstration is timed to coincide with the state opening of parliament Wednesday.

Libya – Dead Woman Floating: The dead body of a woman is seen floating on the Mediterranean Sea, at 20 miles north of Zuwarah, Libya, on Wednesday. At least three bodies with signs of decomposition were found by aid organizations on Wednesday, apparently from a recent sinking boat in the area from people who were attempting the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in packed boats from Libya.

Mali – Body and Gun: A gun and a body are seen at Campement Kangaba tourist resort following an attack near Bamako, Mali, Wednesday. Authorities in Mali say one woman is still missing three days after Islamic extremists attacked a resort area near the capital.

Texas – Tropical Storm Cindy: Vehicles navigate past waves and debris washing over State Highway 87 as Tropical Storm Cindy approaches Wednesday, in High Island, Texas.