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Thousands attend Melbourne prayer vigil for quake victims
More than 20,000 people have been confirmed dead after this week’s earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria, with recorded magnitudes of 7.8 and 7.5.
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Hundreds gathered in Melbourne’s north on Friday night for a vigil for the victims of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Jasmina Polimak, Tuba Kaya and Zeliha Kaya at the vigil at Broadmeadows Town Hall.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Women are overcome with emotion at a vigil for those who have died in the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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People pray for those affected by the earthquakes at the Melbourne Grand Mosque in Tarneit on Friday.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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A crowd of around 700 people came to the vigil in Broadmeadows.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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People pray at the Melbourne Grand Mosque in Tarneit on Friday.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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Mosque President Rifai A. Raheem (right) joins thousands in prayer at the Melbourne Grand Mosque in Tarneit.Credit:Chris Hopkins
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People spill over into the upper floor to join in the prayer at the Melbourne Grand Mosque in Tarneit.Credit:Chris Hopkins