Today in Pictures, Sept 8, 2016

The Paralympic Games opening ceremony in Rio, forest fires in Spain and camels on a beach in Tunisia. These and more from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Sep 08, 2016, 10:41 AM

Aaron Wheelz, extreme wheelchair athlete, makes a spectacular entrance at the start of the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sept 7. PHOTO: AFP

Unionists and members of social movements demonstrate in support of Brazil's impeached president Dilma Rousseff and against President Michel Temer in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Sept 7, on the country's Independence Day. PHOTO: AFP

A stage crew moves equipment before a performance by Sia during an Apple media event in San Francisco, California, US on Sept 7. PHOTO: REUTERS

A plane flies over the forest fire near the village of A Fonsagra in Lugo, Galicia, northwestern Spain, Sept 7. The fire has already burned at least 80 hectares. PHOTO: EPA

An African migrant stranded in Costa Rica rests with his child at camp at the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, in Penas Blancas, Costa Rica, Sept 7. PHOTO: REUTERS

Children jump to catch money thrown by Catholics from the church tower in gratitude for favors received from the Virgin Mary, fulfilling a traditional annual ceremony in Guarambare, 40 km southeast of Asuncion, on Sept 7. PHOTO: AFP

Tourists relax on a beach on the island of Djerba, Tunisia, on Sept 7. PHOTO: REUTERS

A distressed Gabonese woman reacts at the Libreville Magistrate Court on Sept 6, while she waits, with other relatives, to hear about the release of young men arrested during a wave of unrest that followed the announcement of the results of the Presidential election. PHOTO: AFP

Syrian refugees are pictured on their way back to the Syrian city of Jerabulus on Sept 7 at Karkamis crossing gate, in the southern region of Kilis. PHOTO: AFP

A car washed away into the sea is pictured following floods caused by heavy overnight rain, on Sept 7, in Agia Triada, a suburb of Thessaloniki. PHOTO: AFP

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