Worldwide Vigils and Memorials for Orlando Victims

Alan Taylor
June 13, 2016
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On Sunday, a gunman who allegedly had pledged himself to ISIS entered a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and carried out the most deadly shooting in American history. 49 people were killed, dozens more injured, with at least five still listed in ‘grave condition.’ Memorials and candlelight vigils took place in parks and plazas around the world, with citizens and government officials voicing support for the victims and their families, as monuments were lit in rainbow colors, and flags lowered to half-staff.

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Christina Martin holds a candle as Janell Shaffer and Paige Goodlett, center, hug while holding a sign at a candlelight vigil in remembrance of mass shooting victims at a gay nightclub in Orlando, in San Diego, California, on June 12, 2016. #

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People gather in the Castro District for a vigil for the victims of the Orlando shooting, in San Francisco, California, on June 12, 2016. #

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A woman lights a candle during a vigil for the attack at Pulse gay club in Orlando, on June 13, 2016, in Bangkok, Thailand. #

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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is lit in rainbow colors to honor the victims of the Orlando mass shooting, in Sydney, Australia, on June 13, 2016. #

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People gather during a vigil for the victims of the shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 13, 2016, in Hong Kong. The vigil was put together by Betty Grisoni, the co-director of Pink Dot and the co-founder of local lesbian group Les Peches. The organizations Double Happiness, Out in HK, and Pink Alliance joined in to support. #

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Judy Rettig, right, and Karen Castelloes cry during a prayer vigil at Joy Metropolitan Community Church, after a fatal shooting at Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Florida. #

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People gather during a vigil in reaction to the mass shooting in Orlando, in New York on June 12, 2016. #

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Pedestrians walk past Sydney Town Hall which is illuminated pink to remember victims of the Orlando night club massacre on June 13, 2016, in Sydney, Australia. #

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People attend a vigil in West Hollywood, California, following the early morning shootings in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016. #

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Wooden stars paying tribute to the victims of the Orlando mass shooting hang on a fence across the street from the Stonewall Inn where a vigil was held on June 12, 2016, in New York City. #

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One World Trade Center is lit in rainbow colors in New York on June 12, 2016, in reaction to the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. #

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People hold a gathering to mourn victims of the shootings in Orlando, in Hong Kong, on June 13, 2016. #

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A man places a candle at an impromptu memorial set up in Sydney, Australia, on June 13, 2016, following the Florida mass shooting. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said that the shooting was “an attack on all of us—on all our freedoms, the freedom to gather together, to celebrate, to share time with friends.” #

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A woman cries during a vigil in a park following a mass shooting at the Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016. #

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A mourner holds up an American flag and a candle during a vigil for a fatal shooting at an Orlando nightclub, on June 12, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia. #

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A woman writes a message of support in a book placed in front of candles left by other attendees of a vigil for the victims of the Orlando shooting, in Hong Kong on June 13, 2016. #

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People attend a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Orlando shooting, in San Francisco, California, on June 12, 2016. #

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A rainbow flag flies at half-mast on the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington on June 12, 2016, in honor of the victims of the nightclub shooting in Orlando. #

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People gather at a candlelight vigil in remembrance of the Orlando shooting victims in San Diego, California, on June 12, 2016. #

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Indian students light candles near a rangoli, an Indian form of art created on the ground, to pay tribute to the victims of the Orlando killing, in Mumbai on June 13, 2016. #

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A musician sings and plays guitar during a vigil at the Legacy of Love statue in Dallas, Texas, on June 12, 2016, for victims of the attack at Orlando's Pulse Nightclub. #

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Heather Scott, right, embraces her wife Carrie Scott during a vigil after the fatal shootings in Orlando, on June 12, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia. #

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American flags and a rainbow banners hang from the Paris City Hall on June 13, 2016, in Paris. The Eiffel Tower will shine in the colors of a rainbow on Monday night to honor victims of the mass shooting. #

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People hold candles during a vigil to pay tribute to the victims of yesterday's Orlando shooting in Seoul, South Korea, on June 13, 2016. #

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A man lays down flowers during a vigil in front of the United States embassy in Berlin, Germany, on June 13, 2016, to honor the victims in Orlando. #

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People attend a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Orlando attack in San Francisco, California, on June 12, 2016. #

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Mourners gather outside of the iconic New York City gay and lesbian bar, The Stonewall Inn to light candles, lay flowers, and grieve for those killed in Orlando, on June 12, 2016, in New York City. #

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Members of South Korea's LGBT community hold a candle-light vigil for victims of the Orlando shooting, in Seoul on June 13, 2016. #

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People hold up signs in solidarity at a candlelight vigil in remembrance for the mass shooting victims in Orlando, in San Diego, California, on June 12, 2016. #

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Paul Cox, right, leans on the shoulder of Brian Sullivan, as they observe a moment of silence during a vigil for the victims of the shooting in Orlando on June 12, 2016, in Atlanta, Georgia. #

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Flags fly at half-staff around the Washington Monument at daybreak in Washington with the U.S. Capitol in the background on June 13, 2016. President Barack Obama ordered flags lowered to half-staff to honor the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting. #

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