Flowers are laid in front of a commemorative stone to pay tribute to Holocaust victims at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, Jan. 27, 2015. Participants of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe attended a commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camp in Auschwitz-Birkenau on Jan. 27, the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. (Xinhua/Lu Suyan)
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Poland commemorates 70th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
OSWIECIM, Poland, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Poland solemnly commemorated the 70th anniversary of KL Auschwitz concentration camp liberation on Tuesday, with the participation of some 300 survivors and representatives of nearly 50 countries.
The anniversary date is also the International Holocaust Memorial Day. Full story
Feature: Poland commemorates 70th anniversary of Auschwitz concentration camp liberation
OSWIECIM, Poland, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of people gathered at the Polish town of Oswiecim on Tuesday to commemorate the liberation of former KL Auschwitz concentration camp.
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, who joined Auschwitz survivors to commemorate the camp liberation anniversary and the International Holocaust Memorial Day, both of which fall on Jan. 27, placed flower wreaths under the Execution Wall. Full story
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