Today in Pictures, Dec 23, 2016

Memorial lanterns released in Tultepec, Mexico, pillow fight in Prague, Czech Republic, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Dec 23, 2016, 11:05 AM

Memorial lanterns are released at the funeral of one of the victims of the fireworks market explosion in Tultepec, Mexico state, on December 22, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Young people enjoy a pillow fight at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, December 22, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a memorial ceremony held for Russia's ambassador to Turkey Andrei Karlov, who was shot dead by an off-duty policeman while delivering a speech in an Ankara art gallery on December 19, in Moscow, Russia December 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS/HANDOUT/SPUTNIK

Relatives of victims of human rights abuses during the former dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet chain themselves to pews at the Cathedral of Santiago to protest against a mass taking place in the special prison for human right abusers called "Punta Peuco", in Santiago, Chile December 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

People inspect the remains of their belongings at the house of Mir Wali, a member of parliament from Helmand province, after a late night attack in western Kabul, Afghanistan, December 22, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Ultra-Orthodox Jews during a mass prayer in Jerusalem, December 22, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

A picture made available on 22 December 2016 showing the 'viejos' rag dolls (elder) at a factory called 'Casa de los Viejos' (House of the elder), in Managua, Nicaragua, December 21, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

A winter swimmer dives at the Houhai area as blue sky returns after winds dispelled dangerously high levels of air pollution in Beijing, China December 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A diver wearing costumes of Santa Claus feeds fishes and rays at Sunshine Aquarium during a special seasoning feeding show in Tokyo, Japan, December 22, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

Guests have dinner the table suspended from a crane against the Kuala Lumpur Tower during Dinner In The Sky event at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 22, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

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