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AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia

June 7, 2019 GMT
In this Wednesday, June 5, 2019, file photo, a Muslim boy yawns beside his father offering Eid al-Fitr prayers during the first day of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)
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In this Wednesday, June 5, 2019, file photo, a Muslim boy yawns beside his father offering Eid al-Fitr prayers during the first day of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)
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In this Wednesday, June 5, 2019, file photo, a Muslim boy yawns beside his father offering Eid al-Fitr prayers during the first day of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at National Mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

The 30th anniversary of China’s crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square passed with an information lockdown and extra security in the Beijing landmark. Thousands of people attended a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong, the only region under Beijing’s jurisdiction that holds significant public commemorations of the 1989 crackdown.

In other images from the Asia-Pacific region this week, Muslims offered prayers on Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan.

Devotees smeared turmeric to celebrate the golden spice in worship of Lord Khandoba at the Bhandara Festival, or the Festival of Turmeric, in the Pune area of India.

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South Koreans honored fallen soldiers during the country’s Memorial Day.

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This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.

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