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The week in pictures

From the crisis in Egypt to earthquakes in New Zealand, Al Jazeera showcases the week in images.

On August 14, hundreds of demonstrators were killed and thousands injured after security forces evicted sit-in camps protesting the army(***)s July coup against former President Mohamed Morsi. Above, Egyptians mourn over the bodies of their relatives.
Published On 18 Aug 2013
Violence Erupts As Pro Morsi Supporters March On Cairo
An injured supporter of Morsi is treated on the floor of the Fateh Mosque at Cairo(***)s Ramses Square on August 16.
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Riot police catch an anti-government protester in the village of Shakhura, Bahrain, on August 14. Dozens of protests were held on the anniversary of Bahrain(***)s independence, calling for more freedoms in the Gulf island state.
Australian Prime Minister and leader of the Australian Labor Party Rudd speaks as the leader of the conservative oppositionAbbott listens on during their debate at the National Press Club in Canberra
The main contestants in Australia(***)s upcoming elections - Kevin Rudd, prime minister and the head of the Labor Party, and Tony Abbott, the leader of the conservative opposition - debated one another on August 11.
1 killed, 20 hurt in Bangladesh party protests
Activists with the Jamaat-e-Islami party shout slogans as they march during a strike in Dhaka, Bangladesh, in response to the country(***)s election commission cancelling its registration.
6 boat migrants drown off popular Sicilian beach
Italian police officers stand next to the lifeless bodies of six migrants who, according to Italian coast guard officials, drowned after their boat ran aground on a sandbar near Catania, in southern Italy.
Quakes shake central New Zealand, damaging homes
On August 16, a magnitude-6.5 earthquake hit New Zealand(***)s South Island. It caused minor damage, but no casualties were reported.
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