Doha, Qatar, May 29, 2012:
A cross section off Doha came out to Aspire Park today in honor of the victims who were kill in a tragic fire at the nearby Villagio mall. People from literally every community came out in an act of solidarity that could be considered rare for such a young burgeoning place that is seeking to find its identity with a large influx of foreign workers.
A large screen displayed messages from the community via Twitter.
Lee Hoagland/The National
Troy Ojas of the Qatar Red Crescent writes out "To all the fallen heroes, our deepest condolences from QRC" on a wall of remembrance.
Women mourn at a memorial service at Doha's Aspire Park remembering 19 people killed in a fire at the Villaggio Mall.
Grieving parents Jane and Martin Weekes, whose triplets were killed in Doha’s Villaggio Mall blaze, gather with fellow mourners at the city’s Aspire Park to pay tribute to the 19 victims, 13 of them children. People from all ethnic communities stood s???
Families gather at the memorial at Aspire Park.
People from every community in Doha came out in an act of solidarity.
A woman reacts during a memorial held at the "Aspire Zone" close to the scene where two-year-old New Zealand triplets perished in a massive fire that tore through a nursery at a Qatar shopping mall in Doha on May 29, 2012. Qatar started burying or repatriating the 19 victims of a massive fire that tore through a nursery at Vellagio mall, as investigators scoured for clues to the cause of the blaze that killed 13 children, including the New Zealand triplets. AFP PHOTO/STR
A girl lights a candle. AFP Photo
Doha, Qatar, May 29, 2012:
A cross section off Doha came out to Aspire Park today in honor of the victims who were kill in a tragic fire at the nearby Villagio mall. People from literally every community came out in an act of solidarity that could be considered rare for such a young burgeoning place that is seeking to find its identity with a large influx of foreign workers.
A large screen displayed messages from the community via Twitter.
Lee Hoagland/The National
Troy Ojas of the Qatar Red Crescent writes out "To all the fallen heroes, our deepest condolences from QRC" on a wall of remembrance.
Women mourn at a memorial service at Doha's Aspire Park remembering 19 people killed in a fire at the Villaggio Mall.
Grieving parents Jane and Martin Weekes, whose triplets were killed in Doha’s Villaggio Mall blaze, gather with fellow mourners at the city’s Aspire Park to pay tribute to the 19 victims, 13 of them children. People from all ethnic communities stood s???
Families gather at the memorial at Aspire Park.
People from every community in Doha came out in an act of solidarity.
A woman reacts during a memorial held at the "Aspire Zone" close to the scene where two-year-old New Zealand triplets perished in a massive fire that tore through a nursery at a Qatar shopping mall in Doha on May 29, 2012. Qatar started burying or repatriating the 19 victims of a massive fire that tore through a nursery at Vellagio mall, as investigators scoured for clues to the cause of the blaze that killed 13 children, including the New Zealand triplets. AFP PHOTO/STR
