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#PrayForLasVegas: Twitterati Express Grief, Call for Weapon Ban

Donal Trump and Theresa May, among other celebs and officials, send in their condolences.

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The trending Twitter hashtag #PrayForLasVegas has people sending in prayers from all parts of the world.
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The trending Twitter hashtag #PrayForLasVegas has people sending in prayers from all parts of the world.
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A mass shooting incident shook Las Vegas after an active shooter fired at an outdoor concert crowd in Mandalay Bay Casino area. As the roads leading to the Vegas strip remain shut and the death toll rises, people on social media, including American President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Theresa May, send in their condolences and prayers.

Follow all the live updates of the incident here.

Donald Trump and Family, Theresa May Tweet Their Condolences

Celebs, Officials & Journos Send in Prayers from Around the World

#PrayForLasVegas

The trending Twitter hashtag has people sending in prayers from all parts of the world.

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Completely Heartbroken

War On Weapons

People emphasised the need to talk about gun violence and gun control in America, and raised a call to ban weapons.

Terrorism Doesn’t Have Religion & Race

A number of people also highlighted the hypocrisy in the way terrorism is defined.

Follow all the live updates of Las Vegas shooting incident here.

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Published: 02 Oct 2017,06:34 PM IST

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