Today in Pictures, June 11, 2019

Helicopter crashes onto the roof of a building in New York city, U.S., protests continue in Hong Kong, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Jun 11, 2019, 08:57 AM

A photo provided by the New York Fire Department shows the charred remnants of a helicopter on part of a rooftop of 787 Seventh Avenue in Manhattan on Monday, June 10, 2019. Officials said the pilot, who was killed, was the only person aboard the aircraft when it crashed on the 51-story building. PHOTO: HANDOUT VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES

A police officer swings his baton as he restrains a protester during the clear up after the clash outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong after a rally against a controversial extradition law proposal in Hong Kong on early June 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Sinabung mountain spews volcanic smoke in Tiga Pancur Village, Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, June 9, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Central American migrants and locals arrive in Ciudad Hidalgo in Chiapas State, Mexico, after illegally crossing the Suchiate river from Tecun Uman in Guatemala in a makeshift raft, on June 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Police officers detain an opposition supporter on June 10, 2019 in Almaty, a day after Kazakhstan's presidential elections. PHOTO: AFP

Flowers are seen on a beach of Les Sables-d'Olonne on June 10, 2019, after thousands of people took part in a tribute to three rescuers killed on June 7, when a SNSM vessel capsized in rough seas as a giant storm pummelled the country's Atlantic coast. PHOTO: AFP

Wreckage of a small plane is pictured after crashing on a highway close to Pinhal Novo, on June 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

People touch an effigy the Rocio Virgin during a procession at the village of El Rocio on June 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Competitors perform acrobatics on the maypole in Rottenstuben, Germany, June 10, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

This aerial photo taken on June 10, 2019 shows a 68-metre long image of a whale formed by plastic waste collected from the ocean during an event to raise awareness on ocean conservation at Rudong Yangkou Harbour in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province. PHOTO: AFP

Bangladeshi youths jump into the Buriganga River during a hot summer day in Dhaka on June 10, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Lightning strikes are pictured above Saxon House of Estates, Town Hall, Dresden Cathedral and Hausmannsturm during a thunderstorm in Dresden, Germany on June 10, 2019. PHOTO: DPA

Bryson DeChambeau of the United States plays a second shot on the ninth hole during a practice round prior to the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on June 10, 2019 in Pebble Beach, California. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

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