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Wednesday, 18 April 2007, 10:04 GMT 11:04 UK

In pictures: Virginia victims mourned

Students queue up to attend memorial service for Virginia shootings

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Thousands of students from Virginia Tech university queued on Tuesday to attend a memorial service for the victims of the massacre on their campus the day before.

President George W Bush and Laura Bush at service for Virginia victims

President George W Bush and Laura Bush at service for Virginia victims

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US President George W Bush and First Lady Laura Bush led the mourning at the university's Cassell Coliseum sports stadium.

Students read about the massacre in their college newspaper ahead of the memorial service to the victims.

Students read about the massacre in their college newspaper ahead of the memorial service to the victims.

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The headline in the university newspaper expressed the common emotion among friends and relatives of those killed.

Virginia Tech students Lindsey Williamson and Katrina Broas

Virginia Tech students Lindsey Williamson and Katrina Broas

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Most of those killed were in Norris Hall, an engineering building. Earlier, two other students, Ryan Clark and Emily Hilscher, died in West Ambler Johnston hall.

A makeshift memorial of a candle and flowers outside Norris Hall on the campus of Virginia Tech University

A makeshift memorial of a candle and flowers outside Norris Hall on the campus of Virginia Tech University

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Tributes were offered to the dead, including Indian-born Professor GV Loganathan. Not all of the victims have yet been named.

A memorial candle burns in front of a picture of Liviu Librescu

A memorial candle burns in front of a picture of Liviu Librescu

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Another of the victims was 76-year-old Holocaust survivor Professor Liviu Librescu, who put himself in the line of fire to protect his students.

A man walks into a business near the campus of Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg

A man walks into a business near the campus of Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg

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The people of Blacksburg were reeling from the shock that America's worst ever mass campus shooting could have happened on their doorstep.

Flags fly at half-mast on the campus of Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg

Flags fly at half-mast on the campus of Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg

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President Bush ordered that US flags on all government buildings fly at half-mast out of respect for the 32 victims.

Thousands of students pack the sports ground at Virginia Tech for the memorial service.

Thousands of students pack the sports ground at Virginia Tech for the memorial service.

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There was incomprehension among students when it emerged on Tuesday that the gunman was one of their own, 23-year-old South Korean Cho Seung-hui.

Wide shot of candle-lit vigil at Virginia Tech

Wide shot of candle-lit vigil at Virginia Tech

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Thousands gathered at the campus of Virginia Tech on Tuesday night to pay their respect at a candle-lit vigil.

Students gather at candlelit vigil

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Volunteers handed out thousands of candles in paper cups, donated from around the US.

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