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AP Week in Pictures: Asia

Oct 6, 2022, 8:05 AM | Updated: 9:32 pm

Soccer fans chant slogans during vigil for the victims of Saturday's deadly crush, in Malang, East ...

Soccer fans chant slogans during vigil for the victims of Saturday's deadly crush, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Panic at an Indonesian soccer match Saturday left over 100 people dead, most of whom were trampled to death after police fired tear gas to prevent violence. (AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi)

(AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi)

Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry, right, and Washington Wizards' Rui Hachimura, left, fight for the ball during a preseason NBA basketball game between Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, at Saitama Super Arena, in Saitama, north of Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) People watch the burning of effigies of demon king Ravana and his son and brother in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Ramleela is a dramatic folk re-enactment of the life of Hindu lord Rama. After the enactment of the legendary war between Good and Evil, the Ramleela celebrations climax in the Dussehra night festivities where the giant effigies of demon King Ravana, his brother Kumbakaran and son Meghnad are burnt, typically with fireworks. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Restaurant workers pack food under candle lights during a power failure in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. A failure in Bangladesh's national power supply grid plunged most of the country into a blackout on Tuesday, officials said. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu) Italian rider Tony Arbolino of Elf Marc VDS Racing Team front leads the pack during final round Moto2 at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/ Kittinun Rodsupan) The colorful panels reflecting women wearing face masks visiting a shopping mall in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Police officers and soldiers stand amid tear gas smoke after clashes between fans during a soccer match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Panic following police actions left over 100 dead, mostly trampled to death, police said Sunday. (AP Photo/Yudha Prabowo) Men are overcome by emotion as they offer prayers for the victims of Saturday's soccer stampede outside the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Indonesia's President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday that locked gates had contributed to the crush at the soccer stadium that left a number of people dead and hundreds others injured when police fired tear gas and set off a panicked run for the exits. (AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi) A man throws flowers outside Kanjuruhan Stadium where a soccer stampede killed more than 100 people on Saturday, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. An Indonesian police chief and nine elite officers were removed from their posts Monday and 18 others were being investigated for responsibility in the firing of tear gas inside a soccer stadium that set off a stampede, officials said. (AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi) Soccer fans chant slogans during vigil for the victims of Saturday's deadly crush, in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Panic at an Indonesian soccer match Saturday left over 100 people dead, most of whom were trampled to death after police fired tear gas to prevent violence. (AP Photo/Dicky Bisinglasi)
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Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2022

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