The week in pictures: October 22 - 27

IRA arms breakthrough

Some saw it as surrender but the IRA move to get rid of some weapons was hailed by others as historic

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Waiting for hope

Police protect children at Holy Cross School in Belfast as a protest by Protestant residents continues(AP)

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Victim of war

Hamid Ullah Gul, said to have been injured by US bombing in Afghanistan, lies in hospital in Pakistan

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Alps tunnel disaster

A lorry crash starts a blaze in a Swiss tunnel killing at least 11 people with 128 reported missing

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War and prayers

An orthodox soldier prayers on top of his tank in the West Bank as a controversial Israeli incursion continues

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US on anthrax alert

Anthrax scares and alerts continue in the United States - this one in West Trenton, New Jersey

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