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 | | Tuesday, 9 April, 2002, 13:43 GMT 14:43 UK In pictures: Holocaust Remembrance Day Buses and cars came to a halt, and pedestrians stopped and bowed their heads as Israelis observed a two-minute silence for the six million Jews killed by the Nazis. Holocaust Remembrance Day was marked by solemn ceremonies across the country.
 Israeli soldiers lit candles at the Yad Vashem memorial in Jerusalem...  ...as Prime Minister Ariel Sharon laid flowers nearby  A Christian nun added her tribute to the victims  Drivers left their cars for the two-minute silence  A siren signalled the time for people to reflect  Even a busy market in Jerusalem was stilled | |
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