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Mourners attend a memorial service in East London, South Africa to bid farewell to 21 people, mostly teens, who died at a township tavern last month, in an incident that shocked the nation. Empty coffins were laid out for the ceremony, with families expected to bury their children later this week. The youngsters died in what survivors have described as a battle to escape the jam-packed venue, with one reporting a suffocating smell. IMAGES
A moment of silence is observed at 2:21pm in Parkland, Florida, when the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School began 2 years ago, leaving 17 students and faculty members dead. IMAGES
A church service and tribute is held in the home town of Jo Cox, a British MP killed in a shock attack, throwing campaigning for the referendum on Britain's EU membership into disarray just a week before the crucial vote. IMAGES
US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle acknowledges that the agency failed in its mission to prevent the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump. "We failed," Cheatle, who is facing calls to resign, says during her testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. SOUNDBITE
In Moscow, large crowds gather outside the Crocus concert hall to lay flowers in tribute to the victims of the attack on Friday 22 March that left at least 137 people dead, three of whom are children. IMAGES