Through The Lens: Today in Pictures, Dec 12, 2014

A Palestinian protester takes position near a burning tyre amidst tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes, following the funeral of Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Dec 11, 2014. Thousands of mourners t
A Palestinian protester takes position near a burning tyre amidst tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes, following the funeral of Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Dec 11, 2014. Thousands of mourners turned out on Thursday for the funeral. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

Thousands of mourners attended a Palestinian state funeral for a minister who died after being grabbed by the neck by an Israeli policeman, and traffic streamed through main protest site area in Hong Kong. These and more, in Today In Pictures.

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