Today in Pictures, May 6, 2019

Escalation of strikes between Israel and Gaza, Russian passenger plane engulfed in flames while making emergency landing, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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May 06, 2019, 10:14 AM

Iron Dome anti-missile system fires interception missiles as rockets are launched from Gaza towards Israel as seen from the city of Ashkelon, Israel, Ashkelon, May 5, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A handout photo made available by Russian Investigative Committee (Sledcom) shows a Sukhoi Superjet 100 of Russian airline Aeroflot burning at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, Russia, May 5, 2019. HANDOUT VIA EPA-EFE

Singapore’s first public buses with plants on top hit the road on May 5, 2019. The initiative by urban greenery specialist GWS Living Art is part of a three-month study to see whether the green roofs can lower temperature inside buses and save on fuel use. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/JASMINE CHOONG

People stand by caskets at the funeral service for the three children of CEO of clothing brand Bestseller, Anders Holch Povlsen, who were victims of a string of suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka on April 21, at the Aarhus Cathedral in Aarhus, Denmark Mat 4, 2019. PHOTO: RITZAU SCANPIX VIA REUTERS

Russian army Tupolev Tu-160 (R) and Tupolev Tu-22M3 fly in formation over St. Basil's Cathedral during the rehearsal for the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia May 4, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

An Egyptian archaeologist works on the sarcophagi at the newly discovered burial site, the Tomb of Behnui-Ka and Nwi, dating back to circa 2500 B.C. near the Great Pyramids in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt May 4, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A couple share a moment near trees tied with red scarves in memory of the children who died in the Leningrad siege, part of World War Two, outside Saint Petersburg, Russia May 4, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman dances with light at an event event called 'Catharsis on the Mall' in Washington, U.S., May 4, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

This aerial photo taken on May 4, 2019 shows people visiting a 518-meter-long glass-bottomed skywalk at Huaxi Adventure Park in Jiangyin in China's eastern Jiangsu province, during a four-day national holiday marking May Day. PHOTO: AFP

People watches the Eldorado parade in Lille, northern France, on May 4, 2019 during the Lille 3000 event with "Mexico" as this year's theme. PHOTO: AFP

Female enthusiasts wearing armour fight during the medieval tournament "Battle of the Nations" at the Smederevo fortress, in eastern Serbia, on May 5, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

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