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Hundreds of thousands of people are joining rallies across the US and beyond to call for stricter US gun laws in the wake of a school shooting that left 17 people dead.

Student survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida have revitalised the nation's gun control debate after an attack on their school on 14 February.

They are spearheading the March for Our Lives campaign, which is holding events in some 800 cities in the US and around the world.

Washington DC

Image copyright EPA Image caption Tens of thousands gather on Pennsylvania Avenue

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Michael Weissman, 18, is a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, the latest high school to experience a mass shooting

Image copyright AFP Image caption Students are leading the debate, but many others are involved

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New York City

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Stories of the school shooting victims were shared at March For Our Lives events

Houston, Texas

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Activists wear red robes and white bonnets based on dystopian novel and TV series The Handmaid's Tale

Paris, France

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London, UK

Image copyright EPA Image caption Outside the US embassy, supporters staged a "die in" during a solidarity rally with March For Our Lives

Berlin, Germany

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Sao Paulo, Brazil

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