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24 hours in pictures

24 hours in pictures: A Sarap Chemical Plant Causes Acid Leak In Southwest China
Jinhua, China: A man walks through an area hit by an acid leak from a disused chemical plant Photograph: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images
24 hours in pictures: A newly married couple watch riders during the Tour of Spain
Sierra Oeste, Spain: A newly-married couple watch riders during the 20th stage of the Tour of Spain cycling race Photograph: Miguel Vidal/Reuters
24 hours in pictures: A US soldier with the 101st Airborne Division in Afghanistan
Chahar Qolbah, Afghanistan: A US soldier with the 101st Airborne Division patrols in a pomegranate orchard Photograph: Patrick Baz/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours in pictures: Dhaka, Bangladesh: A worker carries a basket full of clay pottery
Dhaka, Bangladesh: A worker carries a basket of clay pots Photograph: Munir uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours in pictures: demonstration against violence in Ciudad Juarez , Mexico
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico: Members of the Psalm 100 Christian church, wearing clothes representing angels, demonstrate against violence Photograph: Guillermo Arias/AP
24 hours in pictures: A man carrying an umbrella walks on iron rods as it rains in Noida
Noida, India: A man carrying an umbrella walks over piles of iron rods Photograph: Parivartan Sharma/Reuters
24 hours in pictures: An anti-government red shirt rally in Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand: An anti-government red shirt protester carries his sleeping son through the crowd at a rally at the Ratchaprasong intersection Photograph: Damir Sagolj/Reuters
24 hours in pictures: Chinese security personnel move to inspe
Jinjiang, China: Security officials inspect the port as Typhoon Fanapi approaches Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
24 hours in pictures: Afghan women leave a polling station
Kabul, Afghanistan: Women leave a polling station after voting in parliamentary elections Photograph: Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours in pictures: Israelis and tourists enjoy swimming in the dead sea
Ein Gedi, Israel: Locals and tourists swim in the Dead Sea during Yom Kippur, the Jewish holy day of atonement Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours in pictures: Puppet Fair  Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria: Stilt-walkers from the Netherlands perform during the city's puppet fair Photograph: Stoyan Nenov/Reuters
24 hours in pictures: curfew lifted in Srinagar, India
Srinagar, India: Indian security force officers stand guard in the street after officials lifted a city curfew, imposed following clashes, for four hours Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP
24 hours in pictures: Munich  Oktoberfest beer festival
Munich, Germany: A visitor sits in front of the main exit of beer tent as waitresses take a break prior to the opening of the Oktoberfest beer festival Photograph: Matthias Schrader/AP
24 hours in pictures: opening ceremony of 12th Beijing International Tourism Festival
Beijing, China: A man poses for a photo with a performer from Finland before the opening ceremony of the 12th Beijing international tourism festival Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters
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