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  • An elder and a young boy are using their bare hands to collect skins from a bath of contaminated water during the process of liming, removing hair and impurities with the use of various agents, in an illegal tannery unit located within the industrial area of Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
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  • A young boy is removing contaminated water from a bath after the process of liming, the removal of hair and impurities with the use of water and various agents, in an illegal tannery unit inside Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Children are largely employed to work on scraps, or little pieces of skin, like the head and the ears of the animal, which will become a small bag, a wallet, or maybe a cheap phone leather case.
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  • A young boy is collecting skins from a bath during the process of liming, the removal of hair and impurities with the use of water and various agents, in an illegal tannery unit inside Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Children are largely employed to work on scraps, or little pieces of skin, like the head and the ears of the animal, which will become a small bag, a wallet, or maybe a cheap phone leather case.
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  • A child labourer in one of the illegal tannery units inside Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, is holding to the side of a pool while stepping on buffalo's skins inside a bath during the process of liming, the removal of hair and impurities with the use of water and various agents. Children are mostly employed on scraps, or little parts, like the head and the ears of the animal, which will become a small bag or maybe a cheap phone leather case.
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  • Two young boys are collecting skins from a bath during the process of liming, the removal of hair and impurities with the use of water and various agents, in an illegal tannery unit inside Jajmau Industrial Area, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Children are largely employed to work on scraps, or little pieces of skin, like the head and the ears of the animal, which will become a small bag, a wallet, or maybe a cheap phone leather case.
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  • Workers at one of the illegal dumping and burning grounds on the outskirts of Jajmau, near the Ganges River, are portrayed while taking a break on a pile of scrap leather destined to be boiled and reduced to a thin dust: the first process to fertilisers and chicken food, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
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  • Young workers are feeding a series of large boilers in an illegal dumping and burning ground located on the banks of the holy Ganges River near the tannery area of Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The scrap leather is destined to be boiled and reduced to a thin dust: the raw material for fertilisers and chicken food production.
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  • Two labourers having a meal of boiled potatoes before beginning their daily work in one of the illegal dumping and burning grounds surrounding the area of Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. After being bathed in chromium and other chemicals to remove hair and impurities in a process called liming, the skins are examined by hand and the useless parts are cut and sent to one of these fields where they are boiled and reduced to a thin black dust. The resulting dark powder will then be used as a fertiliser or for the first stage of poultry food production.
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  • Two boys are feeding a large boiler in an illegal dumping and burning ground located on the banks of the Holy Ganges River near the tannery area of Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The scrap leather is destined to be boiled and reduced to a thin dust: the raw material for fertilisers and chicken food production.
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  • A young man in an illegal tannery inside Jajmau Industrial Area, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, is taking a break from the dark, dusty room where he works smoothing and cutting leather. Labourers use almost no protection against the cancerogenic particles generated by this industrial process. Many are oblivious to health and safety regulations, their rights as employees or the impact of a prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals and particles.
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  • A boy is taking a break while working inside a bath during the process of liming, the removal of hair and impurities with the use of water and various agents, in an illegal tannery unit inside Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Children are largely employed to work on scraps, or little pieces of skin, like the head and the ears of the animal, which will become a small bag, a wallet, or maybe a cheap phone leather case.
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  • A boy is removing contaminated water from a bath after the process of liming, the removal of hair and impurities with the use of water and various agents, in an illegal tannery unit inside Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Children are largely employed to work on scraps, or little pieces of skin, like the head and the ears of the animal, which will become a small bag, a wallet, or maybe a cheap phone leather case.
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  • Two children are using their feet to find the remaining skins in a bath during the process of liming, the removal of hair and impurities with the use of water and various agents, in an illegal tannery unit inside Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Children are largely employed to work on scraps, or little pieces of skin, like the head and the ears of the animal, which will become a small bag, a wallet, or maybe a cheap phone leather case.
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  • A young boy is using his bare hands to collect leather scraps a few meters away from the banks of the Holy Ganges River, in one of the illegal dumping and burning grounds surrounding the area of Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The scrap leather is destined to be boiled and reduced to a thin dust: the raw material for fertilisers and chicken food production.
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  • A child is using his bare hands to collect leather scraps a few meters away from the banks of the Holy Ganges River, (visible in the background) in one of the illegal dumping and burning grounds surrounding the area of Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The scrap leather is destined to be boiled and reduced to a thin dust: the raw material for fertilisers and chicken food production.
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  • A child is collecting skins from a bath during the process of liming, the removal of hair and impurities with the use of water and various agents, in an illegal tannery unit inside Jajmau Industrial Area, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Children are largely employed to work on scraps, or little pieces of skin, like the head and the ears of the animal, which will become a small bag, a wallet, or maybe a cheap phone leather case.
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  • Mohammed Thiab, a young 25-year-old father, is playing with Jasim, 5, one of his two children affected by neurological disorders, on the floor of their home in Fallujah, Iraq. The children have a healthy 8-year-old sister, Sauusan, born before the 2004 US-led battles, who regularly helps the parents in assisting her sick siblings. The parents and their relatives have no history of birth defects.
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  • A newborn is lying inside an incubator at the children's ward of Fallujah General Hospital, Iraq. Around 15 per cent of children at the hospital are now being born with some sort of congenital defect. The average elsewhere in the world is believed to be between 2 and 4 per cent.
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  • Mariam, 7, a girl suffering from a severe neurological disorder, is playing with her doll in her home in Fallujah, Iraq. The family has three children affected by severe illnesses, all born after the 2004 US-led battles for the city. The family and their relatives have no history of birth defects.
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  • A young boy is walking on the hilltop surrounding the tannery area of Jajmau,<br />
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, located on the most polluted stretch of the mighty Ganges River.
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  • A boy holding a US flag on his hat is walking on the street and listening to music in Lower Manhattan, New York, USA, on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the Word Trade Centre.
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  • Thomas F. Metz, 63,.Lieutenant General US Army (retired) is portrayed at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington DC, USA. He was assigned the role of commander in Baghdad for the Joint Task Force, (JTF) and he oversaw all military operations in Iraq at the time, including the Battles for Fallujah in April and November 2004.
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  • Benjamin Tippetts, 27, is looking after his newborn daughter with his wife, inside their home in La Crosse, WI, USA, where he works as a freelance financial advisor. Benjamin has been an Army infantryman in Fallujah, fighting in the 2nd battle in 2004. ......
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  • Benjamin Tippetts, 27, is holding his newborn daughter with his wife, inside their home in La Crosse, WI, USA, where he works as a freelance financial advisor. Benjamin has been an Army infantryman in Fallujah, fighting in the 2nd battle in 2004. ......
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  • John Daniel Shannon, 48, a former US Army Senior Sniper, is walking Miko, his loyal Akita dog, with his wife, Torrey Shannon, 42, near his home in Westcliffe, CO, USA, where he retired with his family after a serious brain injury inflicted by an insurgent sniper in Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on November 13th 2004. Daniel fought during the Second Battle of Fallujah and was then moved to nearby Ramadi. Daniel lost his left eye and has multiple health issues because of his injury: memory problems, balance problems, he can't smell and taste well anymore, he suffers from PTSD, has  troubles with large crowds and city surroundings. This is the reason why he and his family moved to a quiet location on the Rocky Mountains. In 2007 Dan helped the Washington Post to uncover patients' neglect at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center; he also testified before Congress. Torrey, his wife, is a freelance writer and a contributor for the Huffington Post; she's also campaigning to improve the situation of veterans' families.
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  • The Purple Heart belonging to John Daniel Shannon, 48, a former US Army Senior Sniper, is hanging on a wall of his home in Westcliffe, CO, USA, where he retired with his family after a serious brain injury inflicted by an insurgent sniper in Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on November 13th 2004. Daniel fought during the Second Battle of Fallujah and was then moved to nearby Ramadi. Daniel lost his left eye and has multiple health issues because of his injury: memory problems, balance problems, he can't smell and taste well anymore, he suffers from PTSD, has  troubles with large crowds and city surroundings. This is the reason why he and his family moved to a quiet location on the Rocky Mountains. In 2007 Dan helped the Washington Post to uncover patients' neglect at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center; he also testified before Congress. Torrey, 42, his wife, is a freelance writer and a contributor for the Huffington Post; she's also campaigning to improve the situation of veterans' families.
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  • Lee, 26, from West London, (left) is sipping beer with Zil, 23, from Poland, (right) in the bar-room inside the just entered Winningon Road mansion on Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 in Hampstead, London, England. The residence, 89 Winnington Road, was former Indonesian President Haji Mohamed Suharto's top London mansion and was sold in 1999 for UK£ 9.5M when he was being investigated in his home country in regards to his fortune and extravagant lifestyle. Million Dollar Squatters is a documentary project in the lives of a peculiar group of squatters residing in three multi-million mansions in one of the classiest residential neighbourhoods of London, Hampstead Garden. The squatters' enthusiasm, their constant efforts to look after what has become their home, their ingenuity and adventurous spirit have all inspired me throughout the days and nights spent at their side. Between the fantasy world of exclusive Britain and the reality of squatting in London, I have been a witness to their unique story. While more than 100.000 properties in London still lay empty to this day, squatting provides a valid, and lawful alternative to paying Europe's most expensive rent prices, as well as offering the challenge of an adventurous lifestyle in the capital.
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  • Kitty, 24, (left) from Trinidad, and Josh, 26, (right) from London, are inspecting dates on the letters belonging to the owner of a mansion they have just been able to enter tonight, on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, in Hampstead, London, England. The residence, 89 Winnington Road, was former Indonesian President Haji Mohamed Suharto's top London mansion and was sold in 1999 for UK£ 9.5M when he was being investigated in his home country in regards to his fortune and extravagant lifestyle. Million Dollar Squatters is a documentary project in the lives of a peculiar group of squatters residing in three multi-million mansions in one of the classiest residential neighbourhoods of London, Hampstead Garden. The squatters' enthusiasm, their constant efforts to look after what has become their home, their ingenuity and adventurous spirit have all inspired me throughout the days and nights spent at their side. Between the fantasy world of exclusive Britain and the reality of squatting in London, I have been a witness to their unique story. While more than 100.000 properties in London still lay empty to this day, squatting provides a valid, and lawful alternative to paying Europe's most expensive rent prices, as well as offering the challenge of an adventurous lifestyle in the capital.
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  • Iraqi men are standing on the street by a building still showing signs of the 2004 US-led battles for Fallujah, Iraq.
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  • Khadija, 27 days, a young girl with a severe heart defect, is breathing through an aerosol while in her mother's arms, inside a room of the children's ward at Fallujah General Hospital, Iraq.
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  • Zakhia, 3, is crying in the arms of her mother (centre) while Jasim, 5, (right) is playing with his father, in Fallujah, Iraq. Both children are suffering from severe neurological disorders, and were born after the 2004 US-led battles for the city. Sausaan, (left) the family’s healthy 8-year-old sister, born before the attacks, regularly assists her two disabled siblings. The parents and their relatives have no history of birth defects.
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  • A newborn suffering from a heart and kidney defect, is drinking milk while held by the mother, inside the children's ward of Fallujah General Hospital, Iraq. Around 15 per cent of children at the hospital are now being born with some sort of congenital defect. The average elsewhere in the world is believed to be between 2 and 4 per cent.
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  • Mohammed Thiab, a young 25-year-old father, is playing with Jasim, 5, one of his two children suffering from severe neurological disorders, on the floor of their home in Fallujah, Iraq. The children have a healthy 8-year-old sister, Sauusan, born before the 2004 US-led battles for the city, who regularly helps the parents in assisting her disabled siblings. The parents and their relatives have no history of birth defects.
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  • Saadi Othman, 3, a boy suffering from a severe brain damage, blindness and paralysis, is being comforted by his mother while having breakfast in their home in Fallujah, Iraq. The parents and their relatives have no history of birth defects.
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  • A group of slum dwellers on the hills surrounding the tannery area of Jajmau are busy collecting fresh water being provided to the colony daily by the government in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The inhabitants are complaining that too little water is provided for the large population of the area, while in case of power cuts, a very common event in Kanpur, the pumping station can shut down completely for days at the time. Rows and arguments over water collection here are an unfortunate daily reality.
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  • A young girl from Joana, pop. 1800, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, is standing in front of her house. The inhabitants of the village are affected by the wastewater originated from the nearby Jajmau Industrial Area, the largest leather producing hub in India, discharging directly into the holy Ganges River.
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  • A young woman is covering her eyes during a sandstorm, in the heavily polluted city of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, the largest leather production hub in India.
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  • Labourers are collecting and dividing the thin black dust obtained by boiling leather scraps in one of the many dumping and burning grounds near the tannery area of Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. This dust is the first process to fertilisers and chicken food.
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  • A worker in one of the tannery units within the industrial area of Jajmau, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, is pulling a large piece of leather from a chromium bath, where the skin has had hair and impurities removed in a process called liming, to be dried outside the factory.
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  • Workers in one of the larger tanneries within the Jajmau Industrial Area, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, are stockpiling pieces of leather while trimming impurities and scraps before proceeding to colouring and finishing.
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  • Workers in one of the large tanneries located in Jajmau area of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, are processing leather in chromium baths, or liming, while complying to little, if any, health and safety regulations.
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  • An old man distributing flyers about a personal alternative creed and theory about life, is playing the flute on the street in Lower Manhattan, New York, USA, on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the Word Trade Centre.
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  • Activists demanding information and more transparency about 9/11 are campaigning on the street in Lower Manhattan, New York, USA, on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the Word Trade Centre.
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  • Spectators are watching live coverage on the 10th year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the Word Trade Centre, in Lower Manhattan, New York, USA.
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  • Richard S. Lowry, 61, a military historian and author, is portrayed in his living room in Orlando, FL, USA. Mr Lowry is the author of the book 'New Dawn, The Battles for Fallujah', published in May, 2010.
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  • Richard S. Lowry, 61, a military historian and author, is portrayed in his home in Orlando, FL, USA. Mr Lowry is the author of the book 'New Dawn, The Battles for Fallujah', published in May, 2010.
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  • Thomas F. Metz, 63,.Lieutenant General US Army (retired) is portrayed at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington DC, USA. He was assigned the role of commander in Baghdad for the Joint Task Force, (JTF) and he oversaw all military operations in Iraq at the time, including the Battles for Fallujah in April and November 2004.
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  • Manny Marrero, 27, is leaving Westfield State University, in Westfield, MA, where he lives and studies physiotherapy. He served in Fallujah as a driver in the military from February to November 2004, during both battles. Manny was diagnosed with PTSD and left the Army to find a different peaceful future.
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  • Manny Marrero, 27, is talking in the car park of Westfield State University, in Westfield, MA, where he lives and studies physiotherapy. He served in Fallujah as a driver in the military from February to November 2004, during both battles. Manny was diagnosed with PTSD and left the Army to find a different peaceful future.
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  • Memories and personal pictures are part of the album the wife of Benjamin Tippetts, 27, prepared for him after he left the Army, in their home in La Crosse, WI, USA. He now works as a freelance financial advisor and lives with his wife and newborn daughter. Benjamin has been an Army infantryman in Fallujah, fighting in the 2nd battle in 2004.
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  • The Mississippi River is calm in the early hours of the morning in La Crosse, WI, USA.
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  • Ross Caputi, 27, (left) is on his way to a car park with his wife, Dahlia Wasfi, 40, whose father is Iraqi, after a day spent in Boston, MA, USA. He lives in a town nearby, Lunenburg. Ross just completed a course in linguistics from Boston University. He was a radio operator for his company in Fallujah in 2004, during the battles. After leaving the Marines, he turned to anti-war activism. Ross runs a project called 'Justice for Fallujah', which aims at raising awareness about the problems in Fallujah since the 2004 US-led battles, and about the wrongs of war, after having witnessed them first-person as a soldier in Iraq.
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  • Ross Caputi, 27, (left) is walking to the subway station with his wife, Dahlia Wasfi, 40, whose father is Iraqi, in Boston, MA, USA. He lives in a town nearby, Lunenburg. Ross just completed a course in linguistics from Boston University. He was a radio operator for his company in Fallujah in 2004, during the battles. After leaving the Marines, he turned to anti-war activism. Ross runs a project called 'Justice for Fallujah', which aims at raising awareness about the problems in Fallujah since the 2004 US-led battles, and about the wrongs of war, after having witnessed them first-person as a soldier in Iraq.
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  • Ross Caputi, 27, (right) is working on his computer in a community centre in Boston, MA, USA. He lives with his wife, Dahlia Wasfi, 40, whose father is Iraqi, in Lunenburg, near Boston, MA, USA, USA. Ross just completed a course in linguistics from Boston University. He was a radio operator for his company in Fallujah in 2004, during the battles. After leaving the Marines, he turned to anti-war activism. Ross runs a project called 'Justice for Fallujah', which aims at raising awareness about the problems in Fallujah since the 2004 US-led battles, and about the wrongs of war, after having witnessed them first-person as a soldier in Iraq.
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  • Ross Caputi, 27, (right) is talking to his his wife, Dahlia Wasfi, 40, whose father is Iraqi, in Boston's subway train, MA, USA. Ross just completed a course in linguistics from Boston University. He was a radio operator for his company in Fallujah in 2004, during the battles. After leaving the Marines, he turned to anti-war activism. Ross runs a project called 'Justice for Fallujah', which aims at raising awareness about the problems in Fallujah since the 2004 US-led battles, and about the wrongs of war, after having witnessed them first-person as a soldier in Iraq.
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  • Ross Caputi, 27, is sitting in his living room in.Lunenburg, MA, USA, near Boston, where just completed a course in linguistics from Boston University. He shares his home with his wife Dahlia Wasfi, 40, whose father is Iraqi. Ross was a radio operator for his company in Fallujah in 2004, during the battles. After leaving the Marines, he turned to anti-war activism. Ross runs a project called 'Justice for Fallujah', which aims at raising awareness about the problems in Fallujah since the 2004 US-led battles, and about the wrongs of war, after having witnessed them first-person as a soldier in Iraq.
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  • John Daniel Shannon, 48, a former US Army Senior Sniper, is helping his younger son Drake, 11, with his ketchup bottle in their kitchen in Westcliffe, CO, USA, where he retired with his family after a serious brain injury inflicted by an insurgent sniper in Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on November 13th 2004. Daniel fought during the Second Battle of Fallujah and was then moved to nearby Ramadi. Daniel lost his left eye and has multiple health issues because of his injury: memory problems, balance problems, he can't smell and taste well anymore, he suffers from PTSD, has  troubles with large crowds and city surroundings. This is the reason why he and his family moved to a quiet location on the Rocky Mountains. In 2007 Dan helped the Washington Post to uncover patients' neglect at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center; he also testified before Congress. Torrey, 42, his wife, is a freelance writer and a contributor for the Huffington Post; she's also campaigning to improve the situation of veterans' families.
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  • John Daniel Shannon, 48, a former US Army Senior Sniper, is shooting his .44 Magnum in a range near his home in Westcliffe, CO, USA, where he retired with his family after a serious brain injury inflicted by an insurgent sniper in Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on November 13th 2004. Daniel fought during the Second Battle of Fallujah and was then moved to nearby Ramadi. Daniel lost his left eye and has multiple health issues because of his injury: memory problems, balance problems, he can't smell and taste well anymore, he suffers from PTSD, has  troubles with large crowds and city surroundings. This is the reason why he and his family moved to a quiet location on the Rocky Mountains. In 2007 Dan helped the Washington Post to uncover patients' neglect at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center; he also testified before Congress. Torrey, 42, his wife, is a freelance writer and a contributor for the Huffington Post; she's also campaigning to improve the situation of veterans' families.
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  • Drake Shannon, 11, one the three children of John Daniel Shannon, 48, a former US Army Senior Sniper, is sleeping in the backseat of his family car in Westcliffe, CO, USA. Daniel retired here with his family after a serious brain injury inflicted by an insurgent sniper in Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on November 13th 2004. He fought during the Second Battle of Fallujah and was then moved to nearby Ramadi. Daniel lost his left eye and has multiple health issues because of his injury: memory problems, balance problems, he can't smell and taste well anymore, he suffers from PTSD, has  troubles with large crowds and city surroundings. This is the reason why he and his family moved to a quiet location on the Rocky Mountains. In 2007 Dan helped the Washington Post to uncover patients' neglect at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center; he also testified before Congress. Torrey, 42, his wife, is a freelance writer and a contributor for the Huffington Post; she's also campaigning to improve the situation of veterans' families.
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  • Talon Shannon, 15, (left) and Drake Shannon, 11, (right) two of the three children of John Daniel Shannon, 48, a former US Army Senior Sniper, are being reprimanded by their mother, Torrey Shannon, 42, (centre) for playing for too much time on their X-Box, inside the family home in Westcliffe, CO, USA. Daniel retired here with his family after a serious brain injury inflicted by an insurgent sniper in Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on November 13th 2004. He fought during the Second Battle of Fallujah and was then moved to nearby Ramadi. Daniel lost his left eye and has multiple health issues because of his injury: memory problems, balance problems, he can't smell and taste well anymore, he suffers from PTSD, has  troubles with large crowds and city surroundings. This is the reason why he and his family moved to a quiet location on the Rocky Mountains. In 2007 Dan helped the Washington Post to uncover patients' neglect at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center; he also testified before Congress. Torrey, 42, his wife, is a freelance writer and a contributor for the Huffington Post; she's also campaigning to improve the situation of veterans' families.
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  • Talon Shannon, 15, (left) and Drake Shannon, 11, (right) two of the three children of John Daniel Shannon, 48, a former US Army Senior Sniper, are playing a war game on X-Box inside their home in Westcliffe, CO, USA. Daniel retired here with his family after a serious brain injury inflicted by an insurgent sniper in Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on November 13th 2004. He fought during the Second Battle of Fallujah and was then moved to nearby Ramadi. Daniel lost his left eye and has multiple health issues because of his injury: memory problems, balance problems, he can't smell and taste well anymore, he suffers from PTSD, has  troubles with large crowds and city surroundings. This is the reason why he and his family moved to a quiet location on the Rocky Mountains. In 2007 Dan helped the Washington Post to uncover patients' neglect at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center; he also testified before Congress. Torrey, 42, his wife, is a freelance writer and a contributor for the Huffington Post; she's also campaigning to improve the situation of veterans' families.
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  • John Daniel Shannon, 48, a former US Army Senior Sniper, is loading his .44 Magnum in a range near his home in Westcliffe, CO, USA, where he retired with his family after a serious brain injury inflicted by an insurgent sniper in Ramadi, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, on November 13th 2004. Daniel fought during the Second Battle of Fallujah and was then moved to nearby Ramadi. Daniel lost his left eye and has multiple health issues because of his injury: memory problems, balance problems, he can't smell and taste well anymore, he suffers from PTSD, has  troubles with large crowds and city surroundings. This is the reason why he and his family moved to a quiet location on the Rocky Mountains. In 2007 Dan helped the Washington Post to uncover patients' neglect at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center; he also testified before Congress. Torrey, 42, his wife, is a freelance writer and a contributor for the Huffington Post; she's also campaigning to improve the situation of veterans' families.
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  • Pete, 23, (right) from Lincolnshire, is ready to leave his room in the Ingram Avenue mansion for good, while Lee, 26, (left) from West London, is on his knees packing the last items up, on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007, in Hampstead, London, England. The 22-room mansion was last sold for UK£ 3.9M in 2002 and is now awaiting planning permissions to be demolished. Two new houses will soon be taking its place. Million Dollar Squatters is a documentary project in the lives of a peculiar group of squatters residing in three multi-million mansions in one of the classiest residential neighbourhoods of London, Hampstead Garden. The squatters' enthusiasm, their constant efforts to look after what has become their home, their ingenuity and adventurous spirit have all inspired me throughout the days and nights spent at their side. Between the fantasy world of exclusive Britain and the reality of squatting in London, I have been a witness to their unique story. While more than 100.000 properties in London still lay empty to this day, squatting provides a valid, and lawful alternative to paying Europe's most expensive rent prices, as well as offering the challenge of an adventurous lifestyle in the capital.
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  • Nego, 31, is kissing his girlfriend, Daniela, 26, (right) in the kitchen of the Wildwood Road mansion while Lulu, 33, from Romania, (right) is cooking a meal, on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007, in Hampstead, London, England. Situated opposite Hampstead Heath, North London's green jewel the average price for properties on this road reaches £ 2,500,000. Million Dollar Squatters is a documentary project in the lives of a peculiar group of squatters residing in three multi-million mansions in one of the classiest residential neighbourhoods of London, Hampstead Garden. The squatters' enthusiasm, their constant efforts to look after what has become their home, their ingenuity and adventurous spirit have all inspired me throughout the days and nights spent at their side. Between the fantasy world of exclusive Britain and the reality of squatting in London, I have been a witness to their unique story. While more than 100.000 properties in London still lay empty to this day, squatting provides a valid, and lawful alternative to paying Europe's most expensive rent prices, as well as offering the challenge of an adventurous lifestyle in the capital.
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  • Some squatters and other friends are staying in the same room to keep warm after having ran out of petrol for their generator on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007, in the Ingram Avenue mansion, Hampstead, London, England. Some of them are playing chess at candlelight, while others are just relaxing on the bed after a party has been going on the night before. The 22-room mansion was last sold for UK£ 3.9M in 2002 and is now awaiting planning permissions to be demolished. Two new houses will soon be taking its place. Million Dollar Squatters is a documentary project in the lives of a peculiar group of squatters residing in three multi-million mansions in one of the classiest residential neighbourhoods of London, Hampstead Garden. The squatters' enthusiasm, their constant efforts to look after what has become their home, their ingenuity and adventurous spirit have all inspired me throughout the days and nights spent at their side. Between the fantasy world of exclusive Britain and the reality of squatting in London, I have been a witness to their unique story. While more than 100.000 properties in London still lay empty to this day, squatting provides a valid, and lawful alternative to paying Europe's most expensive rent prices, as well as offering the challenge of an adventurous lifestyle in the capital.
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  • Visitors at the just entered Winningon Road mansion are looking inside a cupboard found in a room entirely painted in white on Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007 in Hampstead, London, England. The residence, 89 Winnington Road, was former Indonesian President Haji Mohamed Suharto's top London mansion and was sold in 1999 for UK£ 9.5M when he was being investigated in his home country in regards to his fortune and extravagant lifestyle. Million Dollar Squatters is a documentary project in the lives of a peculiar group of squatters residing in three multi-million mansions in one of the classiest residential neighbourhoods of London, Hampstead Garden. The squatters' enthusiasm, their constant efforts to look after what has become their home, their ingenuity and adventurous spirit have all inspired me throughout the days and nights spent at their side. Between the fantasy world of exclusive Britain and the reality of squatting in London, I have been a witness to their unique story. While more than 100.000 properties in London still lay empty to this day, squatting provides a valid, and lawful alternative to paying Europe's most expensive rent prices, as well as offering the challenge of an adventurous lifestyle in the capital.
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  • Two friends of Calin, one of the squatters living in the Wildwood Road mansion, Karina, 28, from Poland, (left) and Meshell, 36, from England, (centre) are laughing in the living room during a warm summer afternoon, while Pete, 23, from Lincolnshire, (right) is shaving his head, on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, in Hampstead, London, England. Situated opposite Hampstead Heath, North London's green jewel the average price for properties on this road reaches £ 2,500,000. Million Dollar Squatters is a documentary project in the lives of a peculiar group of squatters residing in three multi-million mansions in one of the classiest residential neighbourhoods of London, Hampstead Garden. The squatters' enthusiasm, their constant efforts to look after what has become their home, their ingenuity and adventurous spirit have all inspired me throughout the days and nights spent at their side. Between the fantasy world of exclusive Britain and the reality of squatting in London, I have been a witness to their unique story. While more than 100.000 properties in London still lay empty to this day, squatting provides a valid, and lawful alternative to paying Europe's most expensive rent prices, as well as offering the challenge of an adventurous lifestyle in the capital.
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  • Robert, 25, (left) from Poland is fixing his room in the Ingram Avenue mansion while Lukats, 23, from Poland, (centre) is entering the room to check the progress being made, on Saturday, Sep. 22, 2007, in Hampstead, London, England. The 22-room mansion was last sold for UK£ 3.9M in 2002 and is now awaiting planning permissions to be demolished. Two new houses will soon be taking its place. Million Dollar Squatters is a documentary project in the lives of a peculiar group of squatters residing in three multi-million mansions in one of the classiest residential neighbourhoods of London, Hampstead Garden. The squatters' enthusiasm, their constant efforts to look after what has become their home, their ingenuity and adventurous spirit have all inspired me throughout the days and nights spent at their side. Between the fantasy world of exclusive Britain and the reality of squatting in London, I have been a witness to their unique story. While more than 100.000 properties in London still lay empty to this day, squatting provides a valid, and lawful alternative to paying Europe's most expensive rent prices, as well as offering the challenge of an adventurous lifestyle in the capital.
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  • Zil, 23, from Poland is affixing the Legal Warning used by squatters as a legal way to occupy a residence left empty on the window of the mansion in Wildwood Road on Saturday, June 23, 2007, in Hampstead, London, England. Situated opposite Hampstead Heath, North London's green jewel the average price for properties on this road reaches £ 2,500,000. Million Dollar Squatters is a documentary project in the lives of a peculiar group of squatters residing in three multi-million mansions in one of the classiest residential neighbourhoods of London, Hampstead Garden. The squatters' enthusiasm, their constant efforts to look after what has become their home, their ingenuity and adventurous spirit have all inspired me throughout the days and nights spent at their side. Between the fantasy world of exclusive Britain and the reality of squatting in London, I have been a witness to their unique story. While more than 100.000 properties in London still lay empty to this day, squatting provides a valid, and lawful alternative to paying Europe's most expensive rent prices, as well as offering the challenge of an adventurous lifestyle in the capital.
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  • Zil, 23, from Poland is rolling a cigarette after having moved broken, old, or unusable furniture from the mansion in Wildwood Road on Sunday, June 23, 2007, in Hampstead, London, England. Situated opposite Hampstead Heath, North London's green jewel the average price for properties on this road reaches £ 2,500,000. Million Dollar Squatters is a documentary project in the lives of a peculiar group of squatters residing in three multi-million mansions in one of the classiest residential neighbourhoods of London, Hampstead Garden. The squatters' enthusiasm, their constant efforts to look after what has become their home, their ingenuity and adventurous spirit have all inspired me throughout the days and nights spent at their side. Between the fantasy world of exclusive Britain and the reality of squatting in London, I have been a witness to their unique story. While more than 100.000 properties in London still lay empty to this day, squatting provides a valid, and lawful alternative to paying Europe's most expensive rent prices, as well as offering the challenge of an adventurous lifestyle in the capital.
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  • Romana, 28, from Czech Republic, (left) is laughing while having a wine bottle with Zil, 23, from Poland, (right) when sitting on a bench in Hampstead Heath, the famous London's park, only a few steps away from their houses, on Thursday, June 28, 2007, in Hampstead, London, England. Million Dollar Squatters is a documentary project in the lives of a peculiar group of squatters residing in three multi-million mansions in one of the classiest residential neighbourhoods of London, Hampstead Garden. The squatters' enthusiasm, their constant efforts to look after what has become their home, their ingenuity and adventurous spirit have all inspired me throughout the days and nights spent at their side. Between the fantasy world of exclusive Britain and the reality of squatting in London, I have been a witness to their unique story. While more than 100.000 properties in London still lay empty to this day, squatting provides a valid, and lawful alternative to paying Europe's most expensive rent prices, as well as offering the challenge of an adventurous lifestyle in the capital.
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  • A member of the Iraqi Police is inspecting people walking through the main checkpoint to the city of Fallujah, Iraq, on the Highway N.10. (Baghdad-Fallujah-Ramadi)
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  • Zakhia, 3, is crying in her home in Fallujah, Iraq. The parents and their relatives have no history of birth defects.
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  • A boy is walking by a building still showing signs of the 2004 US-led battles on the streets of Fallujah, Iraq.
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  • Khadija, 27 days, a young girl with a severe heart defect, is lying on her mother's lap inside a room of the children's ward of Fallujah General Hospital, Iraq. Around 15 per cent of children at the hospital are now being born with some sort of congenital defect. The average elsewhere in the world is believed to be between 2 and 4 per cent.
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  • Yasir Ali, 32, is kissing Mustafah, 4, one of his three disabled children, while sitting on the floor of their home in Fallujah, Iraq. The parents and their relatives have no history of defects, and have been tested for compatibility.
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  • Mariam, 7, a girl suffering from a severe neurological disorder, is awakening in the early morning on the floor of her home in Fallujah, Iraq. The family has three children affected by alarming disabilities, all born after the 2004 US-led battles for the city. The parents and their relatives have no history of birth defects.
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  • Abdullah Kodhum, a 4-day-old boy affected by a severe case of hydrocephalus and spina bifida, is lying inside a room of the children's ward at Fallujah General Hospital, Iraq. More then 15 per cent of children at the hospital are now being born with some sort of congenital defect. The average elsewhere in the world is believed to be between 2 and 4 per cent.
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  • Mohammed Thiab, a young 25-year-old father, is playing with Jasim, 5, one of his two children affected by neurological disorders, on the floor of their home in Fallujah, Iraq. The children have a healthy 8-year-old sister, Sauusan, born before the 2004 US-led battles, who regularly helps the parents in assisting her sick siblings. The parents and their relatives have no history of birth defects.
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  • Zahra Mohammed, 5, a girl affected by a neurological disorder and the presence of six fingers in each hand and foot, is holding a book while sitting on the floor of her home in Fallujah, Iraq. The parents and their relatives have no history of birth defects.
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  • A man is walking on the streets of Fallujah, Iraq.
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  • Maath, 6, a child suffering from a shortage of brain cells and mental disability, is crying on the floor of his home in Fallujah, Iraq. The parents and their relatives have no history of birth defects.
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  • Munem Adnan Abdullah, 37, is holding Mohammed, 4, one of his two severely disabled sons, while standing in front of the entrance to their home in Fallujah, Iraq. The family also has two healthy older brothers, Ali, 10, and Omer, 9, both born before the two US-led battles for the city took place in 2004. Ayob and his brother Mohammed are both affected by neurological and spinal cord disorders. The parents and their relatives have no history of birth defects.
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  • Zakhia, 3, a girl suffering from a severe neurological disorder, is crying inside her home in Fallujah, Iraq. Her brother, Jasim, 5, is also affected by a similar illness. The family has a healthy 8-year-old daughter, Sauusan, born before the 2004 US-led battles for the city, who regularly assists her two disabled siblings. The parents and their relatives have no history of birth defects.
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  • Mariam, 7, (top right) is awakening next to her brothers Mustafah, 4, (bottom right) and Ammar, 6, (left) in Fallujah, Iraq. The three children are all affected by severe neurological disorders. The parents and their relatives have no history of defects, and have been tested for compatibility.
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  • Men are waiting for daily-wage jobs, while standing at a corner next to a building still showing signs of the US-led 2004 battles on the streets of Fallujah, Iraq.
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  • Ali, 10, is assisting one of his two disabled brothers born after the 2004 battles, Ayob, 5, while he is sitting on a wheelchair inside their home in Fallujah, Iraq. The parents and their relatives have no history of birth defects.
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  • A man is bathing in the polluted Ganges River in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, at dawn. Sustaining life for thousands of years along the Indo-Gangetic plains, the river's ecosystem is in grave danger of being damaged beyond repair.
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  • Koren, 5, is one of three children presenting a similar neurological disorder and living on the same road in Joana village, pop. 1800, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He is portrayed while in the arms of his father. The village is located onto a series of drains joining the Ganges River nearby and the community is entirely.reliant on the poisonous groundwater. Koren has serious cognitive limitations while his body's right side is affected by a semi-paralysis and muscular defection. His family cannot afford even a rudimental medication.
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  • Agricultural labourers are collecting water devoted to irrigation from pools forming on the side of the polluted Ganges River in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, near Jajmao Industrial Area. Sustaining life for thousands of years along the Indo-Gangetic plains, the river's ecosystem is in grave danger of being damaged beyond repair while crops absorb the contaminants from the water and pass it on to those consuming the vegetables grown in this area.
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  • A child with a neurological disorder (2nd from left) is portrayed with his underprivileged family inside their rudimental home in Joana, pop. 1800, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, a poor agricultural village affected by the tanneries' untreated water discharge in the Ganges River.
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  • The polluted Ganges River in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, is seen at dawn from its banks, bordering the large tannery area of Jajmao. Sustaining life for thousands of years along the Indo-Gangetic plains, the river's ecosystem is in grave danger of being damaged beyond repair.
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  • A large drain is pouring municipal and industrial waste into the Ganges River near Jajmau Industrial Area, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Many drains are scattered around the area and discharge contaminated wastewater into the nearby river tainting underground reservoirs and endangering the fresh water supply of local people.
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  • A child is sewing parts of what will be leather articles, inside a medium-size manufacturing unit in Jajmau Industrial Area, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
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  • The owner of a small tannery in Jajmau Industrial Area, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, is showing the leather just painted in their unit. Arrived from somewhere else, painted by the two children I have witnessed working here, it will depart to reach other hands, and later become an item for sale. In Jajmau this is a daily reality and an intervention is needed to curb the practice.
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  • Two men are moving a heavy load of half-processed leather using a severed horse pulling a wooden cart to a new plant for further processing in Jajmau Industrial Area, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Knowing whether children were employed in the process is the real challenge when outsourcing leather in Kanpur.
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  • A labourer is moving a heavy load of half-processed leather destined to reach a new unit to complete another step of the production chain in Kanpu, Uttar Pradesh. In Jajmau Industrial Area the leather passes hand in hand many times before being ready for manufacturing stage. This 'outsourcing effect' creates a considerable risk for local underprivileged children to become involved in hazardous activities and subjected to exploitation.
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  • A section of the slum growing along Jajmau Industrial Area in a maze of houses and tannery units is seen from the surrounding hilltop. A local boy is flying his kite, in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
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  • Garbage bins are full in Lower Manhattan, New York, USA,  on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the Word Trade Centre.
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  • A boy wearing a police uniform is standing on the streets of Lower Manhattan, New York, USA, on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the Word Trade Centre.
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