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In pictures: Holocaust remembrance  Israelis in Jerusalem pause
on Holocaust Remembrance Day  Millions of people across Israel
have been marking the country's annual memorial day for six
million Jewish victims of the Nazi Holocaust.  People stand
beside vehicles as siren sounds to mark Holocaust Remembrance
Day  At 1000 (0800 GMT), the country came to a standstill for
two minutes as memorial sirens wailed. Traffic came to a stop
and people stood beside their vehicles, many with heads bowed.
Holocaust survivors light a torch at a ceremony at Yad Vashem
Memorial events began the night before, at Israel's national
Holocaust museum, Yad Vashem. Here, a Holocaust survivor lights
a flame, marking the beginning of official ceremonies.  Israeli
President Shimon Peres at Yad Vashem  Israeli President Shimon
Peres was among dignitaries there. In a speech, he compared the
danger of the Nazis to that which Israel says it faces from
Iran's nuclear programme.