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Ali Harb

‘I lost a sister’: Shireen Abu Akleh honoured at Washington vigil

A mourner lays flowers at makeshift memorial for Shireen Abu Akleh during vigil in Washington, DC [Ali Harb/Al Jazeera]

Washington, DC – Hundreds of Palestinian rights supporters and press freedom advocates have gathered in Washington, DC to pay tribute and demand justice for Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank last week.

The candlelight vigil, held outside the National Press Club late on Tuesday, came nearly a week after Abu Akleh was fatally shot while on assignment.

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