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The week in pictures

From pro-Russian demonstrations in Ukraine to a gas explosion in Qatar, Al Jazeera showcases the week in images.

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Weapons confiscated from ex-Seleka rebels by the French military are presented in the Central African Republic(***)s capital, Bangui, on February 28. French President Francois Hollande flew to Bangui to declare that France would not allow the country to split in two.
Published On 2 Mar 2014
A resident of the besieged Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in Syria carries a box of humanitarian supplies. Nearly 18,000 residents live in the camp, with many suffering from extreme malnutrition.
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A van burns after being set on fire by Muslim Brotherhood supporters during clashes with security forces in Cairo on February 28. Hundreds of Morsi supporters took to the streets to denounce the military-backed government.
Pro-Russian protesters demonstrate in Donetsk, an eastern district in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin asked the upper house of parliament to approve sending armed forces to Ukraine(***)s Crimea region - an area with a majority ethnic Russian population. 
Mourners carry the body of Amna Qdaih, a Palestinian woman who was shot and killed by Israeli troops in an area near the border that Israel has declared a no-go zone for Palestinians. Gaza residents claim the woman suffered from mental illness and was wandering near the security fence that runs between Israel and Gaza.
An international weapons convention took place in Baghdad on March 1. Organised by the Iraqi defence ministry at the Baghdad International Fairgrounds, companies from Japan, US, Germany, Egypt, China and others displayed armoured vehicles, sample models of aircraft and light weaponry.
People stand in line to buy food at a supermarket in San Cristobal, about 660 km southwest of Caracas, on February 28. Venezuela has been hit by food shortages in recent months.
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People gather around debris following a gas explosion in Doha, Qatar on February 27. Twelve people were killed, including two children, and about 30 wounded when a gas tank exploded at a Turkish restaurant in the capital city.