REMEMBRANCE

The World Mourns With Belgium (PHOTOS)

Memorials from Brussels to Rome to New York’s Union Square paid tribute to the victims of Monday’s senseless act of terror.

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By The Daily BeastMar 23, 2016

galleries/2016/03/23/the-world-mourns-with-belgium-photos/160323-brussels-mourns-2_l3jw81 — As their day of terror ended, Belgians lit candles at a memorial set up outside the stock exchange in Brussels on Tuesday, as the city and the world reeled from bombings at its airport and in its subway system that left dozens dead, hundreds injured, and the EU capital in lockdown. The series of explosions was claimed by the Islamic State terror group. Here, a look at memorials around the world for the victims in the heart of Europe.

A minute of silence is observed for victims following Tuesday's bomb attacks in Brussels, Belgium, March 23, 2016. Front row L-R: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, King Philippe of Belgium, EU Commissionm President Jean-Claude Juncker, Belgian Queen Mathilde and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel.
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galleries/2016/03/23/the-world-mourns-with-belgium-photos/160323-brussels-mourns-1_nq7aho — A minute of silence is observed for victims following Tuesday's bomb attacks in Brussels, Belgium, March 23, 2016. Front row L-R: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, King Philippe of Belgium, EU Commissionm President Jean-Claude Juncker, Belgian Queen Mathilde and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel.
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galleries/2016/03/23/the-world-mourns-with-belgium-photos/160323-belgium-mourns1_r37s77 — Belgians lit candles at a memorial set up outside the stock exchange in Brussels on Tuesday.
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galleries/2016/03/23/the-world-mourns-with-belgium-photos/160323-belgium-mourns2_vgnigr — The makeshift memorial in front of the stock exchange at the Place de la Bourse (Beursplein) in Brussels.

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galleries/2016/03/23/the-world-mourns-with-belgium-photos/160323-belgium-mourns3_y4xmix — The Eiffel Tower in Paris illuminated in colors of the Belgian flag in tribute to the victims in Brussels.

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galleries/2016/03/23/the-world-mourns-with-belgium-photos/160323-belgium-mourns4_pmwah3 — A man holds a placard which translates as "I AM BRUSSELS" in front of the Hotel de Ville in Paris as people gather for a tribute.
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galleries/2016/03/23/the-world-mourns-with-belgium-photos/160323-belgium-mourns5_ins1tf — Servicemen of Ukraine’s Azov volunteers battalion hold torches in front of floral tributes during a ceremony in front of the Belgian embassy in Kiev.

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galleries/2016/03/23/the-world-mourns-with-belgium-photos/160323-belgium-mourns6_smsgo4 — A Belgian flag was projected onto the Trevi Fountain in Rome.

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galleries/2016/03/23/the-world-mourns-with-belgium-photos/160323-belgium-mourns7_b0kvlq — A woman reacts at the makeshift memorial in front of the stock exchange at the Place de la Bourse (Beursplein) in Brussels.

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galleries/2016/03/23/the-world-mourns-with-belgium-photos/160323-belgium-mourns8_nfb6sc — People gather at a makeshift memorial in New York’s Union Square.
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galleries/2016/03/23/the-world-mourns-with-belgium-photos/160323-belgium-mourns9_kvuueh — The memorial in Brussels.
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galleries/2016/03/23/the-world-mourns-with-belgium-photos/160323-belgium-mourns10_dbofvc — Yellow and red colors of the Belgian flag are projected onto Mexico City’s Angel of Independence monument.
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galleries/2016/03/23/the-world-mourns-with-belgium-photos/160323-belgium-mourns11_spvonh — A woman arrives with flowers at a cordoned-off area near the Maalbeek subway station in Brussels on Wednesday, one day after the attacks at the site.
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