Today in Pictures, Sept 7, 2016

Paralympic torch ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, festivities of the Cascamorras, in Baza, Spain, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Sep 07, 2016, 09:15 AM

Brazil's judo athlete Rafaela Silva holds the Paralympic torch during a ceremony at the Christ the Redeemer statue ahead of the 2016 Rio Paralympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on September 6, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

A young man covered in black grease stands during the traditional festivities of the Cascamorras, in Baza, near Granada, on September 6, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Firemen tackle the forest fire in the area of Vila do Soajo, northern Portugal, September 6, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

A Palestinian policeman loyal to Hamas jumps over fire during a graduation ceremony in Gaza City September 6, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Relatives of young men arrested after a wave of unrest that followed the announcement of the results of the presidential election, wait to hear about their release at the Libreville Magistrate Court on September 6, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Two men ride bikes along the seaside Boulevard of La Paz during the passage of Hurricane Newton, in Baja California Sur state, Mexico, on September 6, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

A rebel fighter inspects a damaged building near the front line in the rebel-held neighbourhood of Jobar, on the eastern outskirts of the capital Damascus on September 6, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump stands on a chair to speak to people in an overflow area after a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina, U.S., September 6, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

An ariel view of buses which will be used to transport pilgrims during the Haj in Mecca September 6, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS

Netherlands Quincy Promes and Sweden's Oscar Wendt during the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying soccer match Sweden vs Netherlands at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, September 6, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

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