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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: vigil

vigil stories: 4 news summaries


 Mumbai Marks 
 First Anniversary 
 of Terror Rampage 

Candlelight vigils held throughout city in memory of 166 dead

Nov 25, 09 6:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Candlelight vigils and other memorial remembrances are underway in India to mark the first anniversary of the Mumbai terror attacks. The three-day rampage left 166 dead, plus nine Islamic militant gunmen. Particularly poignant was a ceremony at the city’s Jewish center, where a rabbi and his pregnant wife were... More »

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Islamic militants • anniversary • Islamic terrorism • rabbi • Mumbai attacks • vigil • candlelight • Jewish center

FORT HOOD SHOOTING

 At Vigil, A Reminder 
 'to Keep Breathing' 

Hundreds attend Fort Hood's first gathering since shooting

Nov 6, 09 8:58 PM CST
(AP) - Several hundred people gathered at a stadium at Fort Hood tonight, where the Army's chief chaplain offered prayers for families and victims of the shooting rampage that left 13 dead and 30 wounded at the Texas base yesterday. Chaplain Douglas Carver told those at the vigil—many dressed in fatigues... More »

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US Army • vigil • Fort Hood • Fort Hood shooting • chaplain • Douglas Carver

(Newser) - Hundreds of students and faculty members turned out tonight on the campus of Yale University, NECN reports, for a candlelight vigil in memory of Annie Le, the 24-year-old grad student found dead yesterday on the New Haven, Conn., campus. Le’s body was discovered inside a wall in a lab... More »

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Yale University • crime • murder • vigil • candlelight • graduate student • Annie Le

(Newser) - An annual vigil marking the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre brought a record 150,000 people to a park in Hong Kong, the only place in China to mark the event, reports the BBC. “It is something to remember not only for our generation but for the... More »

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China • democracy • Hong Kong • Tiananmen Square • protests • student activism • vigil • candlelight

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