Pictures of the day: April 9, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk April 10, 2017
People watch the sunset on the Cap Ferret, from a beach of the Arcachon Bay. PHOTO: AFP

A penitent of A penitent of "Lagrimas and Favores" blows out candles inside a church as she takes part in a Palm Sunday procession, marking the start of the Holy Week in Malaga, southern Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS

A soldier stands guard during evening prayers led by Sheikh Saleh bin Ibrahim Imam Qaba at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore. PHOTO: REUTERS A soldier stands guard during evening prayers led by Sheikh Saleh bin Ibrahim Imam Qaba at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter inspects a damaged building inside Tabqa military airport after taking control of it from Islamic State fighters, west of Raqqa city, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter inspects a damaged building inside Tabqa military airport after taking control of it from Islamic State fighters, west of Raqqa city, Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS

Competitors run down the Champs Elysees below the Arc de Triomphe at the start of the 41st Paris Marathon in Paris, France. PHOTO: REUTERS Competitors run down the Champs Elysees below the Arc de Triomphe at the start of the 41st Paris Marathon in Paris, France. PHOTO: REUTERS

Emergencies Ministry members work at the site of a collision between a passenger train and a suburban train in Moscow, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS Emergencies Ministry members work at the site of a collision between a passenger train and a suburban train in Moscow, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Rescue workers prepare to lift a passenger bus from a pit after a road caved in, in Chennai, India. PHOTO: REUTERS Rescue workers prepare to lift a passenger bus from a pit after a road caved in, in Chennai, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Rohingya refugees take bath and collect water from a tube-well at Balukhali Makeshift Refugee Camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS Rohingya refugees take bath and collect water from a tube-well at Balukhali Makeshift Refugee Camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS

People attend a memorial ceremony at Sergels Torg plaza in Stockholm, close to the point where a truck drove into a department store two days before. Four people died and fifteen were injured when a truck plunged into a crowd at a busy pedestrian street in the Swedish capital. PHOTO: REUTERS People attend a memorial ceremony at Sergels Torg plaza in Stockholm, close to the point where a truck drove into a department store two days before. Four people died and fifteen were injured when a truck plunged into a crowd at a busy pedestrian street in the Swedish capital. PHOTO: REUTERS

A jetski rider enjoys the weather conditions as he playd on the sea by the side of Brighton Pier on the south coast of England. PHOTO: AFP A jetski rider enjoys the weather conditions as he playd on the sea by the side of Brighton Pier on the south coast of England. PHOTO: AFP

A competitors lands in mud as they take part in the A competitors lands in mud as they take part in the "Barjot Run" obstacle race in Biere, western Switzerland. Some 1500 participants took part in the 7.5km-long race. PHOTO: AFP

Smoke billows following a reported air strike on a rebel-held area in the southern Syrian city of Daraa. PHOTO: AFP Smoke billows following a reported air strike on a rebel-held area in the southern Syrian city of Daraa. PHOTO: AFP

A boy plays with water fountains on a hot day in Colombo, Sri Lanka. PHOTO: REUTERS A boy plays with water fountains on a hot day in Colombo, Sri Lanka. PHOTO: REUTERS

A police dog takes part in night training in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS A police dog takes part in night training in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

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