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Sumida River fireworks festival in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Fireworks explode over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 26, 2014, at the annual fireworks festival. Organizers said about 965,000 people enjoyed the event, in which some 20,000 fireworks were set off. At right is the lit-up 634-meter tall Tokyo Skytree.

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Sumida River fireworks festival in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Fireworks explode over the Sumida River in Tokyo on July 26, 2014, at the annual fireworks festival. Organizers said about 965,000 people enjoyed the event, in which some 20,000 fireworks were set off. At right is the lit-up 634-meter tall Tokyo Skytree.

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900,000 spectators view Tokyo's Sumida River fireworks

TOKYO, Japan - An estimated 900,000 spectators turned out July 28 to watch about 20,000 fireworks go off at an annual Sumida River fireworks show. Some 10,000 policemen and guards patrolled streets and riverbanks in Taito and Sumida wards to prevent a recurrence of the fatal stampede that occurred in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture a week ago, leaving 11 people dead and injuring more than 120.