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Monday, 1 October, 2001, 16:07 GMT 17:07 UK
In pictures: Swiss in mourning
Survivors of last week's massacre in the Swiss town of Zug have attended a memorial service in the town's St Michael's Church. The church bells rang for 15 minutes before the service, then fell silent. Fourteen candles were lit to remember the dead.
 Grief-stricken relatives were held by friends as they attended the service
 Many mourners carried red roses in memory of the dead, all shot at the town's parliament building
 Swiss President Moritz Leuenberger appeared lost in grief as he joined the mourners
 The gunman's main target, senior civil servant Robert Bisig, also attended the service
 Hundreds of people filled the pews, some leaning on each other for support
 Residents have carpeted the street outside the parliament with flowers
 ..and at night, candles burn to remember the dead
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