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Saturday July 15, Our World in Pictures

July 15, 2017 Brooklyn Daily Eagle
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CALIFORNIA – Small Plane Crash: The pilot of a single-engine plane was killed shortly after taking off from a runway at the San Gabriel Valley Airport in El Monte, Calif., Friday. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. 

PERU – Supporter Shouts: A supporter of Peru’s former President Ollanta Humala shouts slogans against the justice system outside the Palace of Justice, where Humala and his wife are being held before their transfer to separate jails, in Lima, Peru, Friday. A judge ordered the arrest of Humala and his wife on Thursday night as they face money laundering and conspiracy accusations tied to a construction scandal involving Brazilian company Odebrecht. 

SPAIN – Pushed by Bull: Spanish bullfighter Rafaelillo is pushed by a bull from Miura ranch at the San Fermin Festival, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Friday. 

FLORIDA – Sinkhole Devours Homes: In this aerial photo, debris is strewn about after a sinkhole damaged two homes in Land O’ Lakes, Fla. on Friday. A sinkhole that started out the size of a small swimming pool and continued to grow has swallowed a home in Florida and severely damaged another. 

IRAQ – A Destroyed City: In this photo, damaged buildings are lit by the setting sun on the west side of Mosul, Iraq. Iraq’s U.S.-backed forces succeeded in wresting Mosul from the Islamic State group but at the cost of enormous destruction. The nearly 9-month fight culminated in a crescendo of devastation, the blasting of the historic Old City to root out the militants’ final pockets. 

FRANCE – Eiffel Tower in Lights: A view of the fireworks display by the Eiffel tower on Bastille Day, in Paris, France, Friday.

FRANCE – French Light Show: People attend a light show in tribute of the 86 victims of the 2016 Nice attack on the famed Boulevard des Anglais, in Nice, southern France, Friday. 

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