Today in Pictures, Aug 6, 2019

Fight breaks out between Hong Kong protesters and pole-wielding men, victims of mass shootings in the US remembered, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Aug 06, 2019, 11:16 AM

Skirmish between protesters and men armed with poles in Hong Kong's North Point on Aug 5, 2019. PHOTO: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST

Protesters rushing to put out tear gas with water during a clash with the police outside the Legislative Council building, Aug 5, 2019. PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG

A mourner leaves a candle at the scene of a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, United States, Aug 4, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Jessica Torres holds an American flag during an interfaith vigil for victims of the Walmart shooting at Ponder Park in El Paso, Texas, Aug 4, 2019. PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES

A photo issued on Aug 6, 2019, shows a family praying near the ruins of a headless Buddha statue, which has resurfaced in a dried-up dam due to drought, in Lopburi, Thailand, Aug 1, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A trial of School Zone markings is being introduced to footpaths outside some schools, such as the one shown here at Fern Green Primary School in Sengkang, to remind personal mobility devices (PMD) users to slow down, Aug 5, 2019. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/ONG WEE JIN

Giraffes are seen in Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Aug 3, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Zoran Lazarevic, 70-years-old, shows off his moustache as he takes part in the longest moustache competition at the 15th century Kalenic Serbian Orthodox monastery, near Rekovac, central Serbia on Aug 4, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Canada geese cross Main Drive at the crosswalk, headed for the pond at Tower Grove Park in St. Louis, Missouri, Aug. 5, 2019. PHOTO: ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH VIA AP

A Rafael Advanced Defence Systems employee operates systems of the Carmel project, a new combat vehicle, in Elkayim in northern Israel on Aug 4, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

British aviator Matt Jones takes off in the restored World War II Silver Spitfire plane for a round-the-world flight attempt at Goodwood Aerodrome in Chichester, South-east England, on Aug 5, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Troops from Singapore and China evacuating “civilians” from the Murai Urban Training Facility, Aug 5, 2019. The raid marked the culmination of this year’s 10-day Exercise Cooperation, in which about 120 soldiers from each side took part. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/JASON QUAH

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