Today in Pictures, Feb 20, 2017

A small plane crashes in a residential area in New Jersey, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's phone auctioned by Alexander Historical Auctions, and a monk covering himself with a rain poncho at Dhammakaya Buddhist temple in Bangkok. These, and more from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Feb 20, 2017, 12:12 PM

An official surveying the scene where a small plane crash landed on a residential street in Bayonne, New Jersey, US, on Feb 19, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A monk covering with himself with a rain poncho in case the police use a water cannon while followers of Dhammakaya Buddhist temple defied orders to leave its grounds to enable police to seek out their former abbot in Pathum Thani, Thailand on Feb 19, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman dressed as an "angel" descending on Saint Mark's Square during the Venice Carnival, Italy, on Feb 19, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Muslim man kneeling on Broadway Ave as he takes part in afternoon prayers during an "I Am Muslim Too" rally in Times Square, Manhattan, New York, US, on Feb 19, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A forensic scientist examining human remains in a forensics laboratory run by the Committee of Missing Persons at the buffer zone in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Feb 18, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway (left) and Simon Eder of Austria (right) in action during the Men's 15km Mass Start race at the IBU Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen, Austria, on Feb 19, 2017. PHOTO: EPA

Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford, is involved in an on-track incident during the weather delayed Monster Energy Nascar Cup Series Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway on Feb 19, 2017, in Daytona Beach, Florida. PHOTO: AFP

People taking part in a rally called 'I Am A Muslim Too' in a show of solidarity with American Muslims at Times Square on Feb 19, 2017, in New York City. PHOTO: AFP

This undated image obtained from Alexander Historical Auctions shows a phone belonging to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler which will be auctioned by Alexander Historical Auctions in Chesapeake City, Maryland, on Feb 19, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Japanese boys watching another group of boys fighting to catch sacred batons thrown by priests during the boys' event in the annual Naked Man Festival or 'Hadaka Matsuri' at Saidaiji Temple in Okayama, western Japan, on Feb 18, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

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