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New Zealanders Hold Memorial for Quake Victims on First Anniversary

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(Reuters/Simon Baker)
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(Reuters/Simon Baker)

A woman waves the flag of Israel during a memorial service in Christchurch on Wednesday. New Zealanders marked the first anniversary of the 6.3-magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, which killed 185 people. More than 10,000 attended one memorial service held in a park. Police officers and firefighters read out the names of each victim. Following the reading, the crowd observed two minutes of silence at 12:51 p.m., the minute the quake struck one year earlier.

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