In Pictures: Mass shooting in Las Vegas

A shooting at the Mandalay Bay hotel into a crowd of 22,000 at a country music festival killed at least 59 people and injured 500 more. It is the deadliest mass shooting in US history

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October 3, 2017 at 9:34 AM

People run for cover at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after apparent gun fire was heard.
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People run from the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after apparent gun fire was heard.
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People light candles at the Ascend Amphitheater for a vigil honoring the victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas on Oct 2, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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The lights of the Eiffel Tower in Paris are switched off in tribute to the victims of the attacks in Las Vegas and Marseille, on Oct 2, 2017.

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Hundreds of people queue to donate blood following the mass shooting at the Route 91 music festival in Las Vegas.
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People react as they leave the family assistance centre where family members were advised to go for more information about their loved ones.

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US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump along with Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence take part in a moment of silence for the victims of the Las Vegas shootings, on the South Lawn of the White House.
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Tel Aviv city hall lit up in the colours of the American national flag to honour the victims of the attack in Las Vegas, at the Rabin Square in Tel Aviv.
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Crime scene tape surrounds the Mandalay Hotel after a gunman killed at least 59 people and wounded more than 500 others when he opened fire on a country music concert.

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A Park Service employee lowers the US flags on the grounds of the Washington Monument to half-staff, in Washington, DC.
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People are directed to rides outside the Thomas & Mack Centre after a mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas.
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Broken windows are seen on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino after a lone gunman opened fired on the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas.
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Las Vegas Metro Police and medical workers stage in the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard South after a mass shooting at a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Police officers stop a man who drove down Tropicana Avenue near Las Vegas Boulevard which had been closed after a mass shooting.
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A pair of cowboy boots is shown in the street outside the concert venue.
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