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Newtown residents mourn for school shooting victims in U.S. (7)

Xinhua)  08:14, December 17, 2012

Local residents pray for victims near Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a gunman opened fire on school children and staff in Newtown, Connecticut, Dec. 15, 2012. A shooting incident on Friday morning in the elementary school in Newtown of the Connecticut State of the United States killed at least 28 people, including 20 children. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)

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