A nation in mourning, North Macedonia holds mass funerals for young victims of nightclub fire
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A woman clutches a coffin during the funeral ceremony of the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)Coffins are placed next to the graves as people gather at a cemetery for the funeral ceremony of the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)People gather at a cemetery for the funeral ceremony of the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)People gather at a cemetery for the funeral ceremony of the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)A convoy of vehicles transporting the bodies of the victims of a massive nightclub fire drives to a cemetery ahead of their funeral in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)A man carries a woman who collapsed to the paramedics tent during the funeral ceremony of the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)People attend the funeral ceremony of the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)People head for the funeral ceremony of the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)A Macedonian flag is lowered at half mast as people walk along railway tracks, heading for the funeral ceremony of the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)People carrying flowers arrive for the funeral of Andrej Gjorgieski, one of the lead singers of Macedonian band DNK, a victim of the March 16 nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, at a cemetery in Skopje, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)People hug as they arrive for the funeral of Andrej Gjorgieski, one of the lead singers of Macedonian band DNK, a victim of the March 16 nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, at a cemetery in Skopje, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)Relatives and friends walk in a procession during the funeral of Andrej Gjorgieski, one of the lead singers of Macedonian band DNK who was killed in a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, at a cemetery in Skopje, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)People arrive at the chapel for the funeral of Andrej Gjorgieski, one of the lead singers of Macedonian band DNK, a victim of the March 16 nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, at a cemetery in Skopje, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)People attend the funeral of Andrej Gjorgieski, one of the lead singers of Macedonian band DNK, a victim of the March 16 nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, at a cemetery in Skopje, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)Relatives and friends gather at a chapel for the funeral of Andrej Gjorgieski, one of the lead singers of Macedonian band DNK, a victim of the March 16 nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, at a cemetery in Skopje, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)Relatives and friends gather at a chapel for the funeral of Andrej Gjorgieski, one of the lead singers of Macedonian band DNK, a victim of the March 16 nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, at a cemetery in Skopje, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)People greet each other as they attend the funeral of Andrej Gjorgieski, one of the lead singers of Macedonian band DNK, a victim of the March 16 nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, at a cemetery in Skopje, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)Photographs of the victims of a massive nightclub fire are displayed at a square in Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)A woman cries looking at hotographs of the victims of a massive nightclub fire, placed in a square in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)A person cries leaning on a coffin during the funeral ceremony of the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)A person cries leaning on a coffin during the funeral ceremony of the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)Paramedics carry a woman who collapsed during the funeral ceremony of the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)A woman leans on a coffin during the funeral ceremony of the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)A man cries leaning on a coffin during the funeral ceremony of the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
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A woman clutches a coffin during the funeral ceremony of the victims of a massive nightclub fire in the town of Kocani, North Macedonia, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)