Nigeria: Lagos fireworks explosions in pictures

LAGOS, NIGERIA - At least one person was killed and dozens were seriously injured when a warehouse building storing fireworks went up in flames. As the fireworks exploded, nearby houses were engulfed in fire and many residents of Jankara, a large market on the Lagos Island ran for their lives. 

Here is the incident in pictures:

 

Lagos Cross Over Concert kicks off at Star Mega City

LAGOS, NIGERIA - One of Nigeria's top beverage companies, Star Premium lager beer is organising an concert to usher in the new year. The company in partnership with the Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) is hosting the concert tagged the  Lagos Crossover Concert. It is the first ever and the concert kicked off with ten days of music, comedy and all-round entertainment at the uptown Star Mega City in the popular Eko Atlantic City area of Lagos.
 
The concert will hold on Monday December 31 and top Nigerians top music stars such as TuFace, Omawunmi, WizKid, Tiwa Sawage, Don Jazzy, D'Prince, Wande Coal, Dr. Sid of the Mavin Crew, TuFace Idibia, D’banj, EME All Stars, Mavin Stars, Choc Boyz, Burna Boy & Iyanya Perform Live amongst others will grace the stage.
The concert is expected to be the biggest of its kind in Africa and the Governor of Lagos State, Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, who officially opened the venue described the concept as "the fruit of a successful partnership between the public and the private sector."

Music lovers will enjoy live performances from comedians and artists. Prizes including LCD television sets, bags of rice, umbrellas, caps and other exciting prizes will be given away at the event.

Mixed Reviews at the Lagos 2012 Koko Concert - What D'bank can do better next time

LAGOS, NIGERIA - Many fans who went o watch the Koko Concert in Lagos yesterday were disappointed according their tweets. Four in five fans complained about the distance of the venue to the main road, how short the songs were, D'banj some said was rude, special attention was given to those in the VIP area, the event started later than planned and customers services was poor. 

Here is a cross section of twits from fans

iSHINE MAGAZINE MUSIC REVIEW

MUSIC REVIEW

 

KOKO CONCERT DECEMBER 2012, LAGOS, NIGERIA

 

Overall, the concert was generally GOOD
The lightnings and effects - GOOD 
Performances -  GOOD (the selection and range of artists was robust)
Stage Effects and dancers -  VERY GOOD
Venue: AVERAGE
Songs - GOOD (song selection but stage time given to each singer not long enough)
Customer Service - POOR (Fans not notified about the pros and cons of location)
You Tube Videos - GOOD
Timing - The concert started late and ended late.

Were you at the Koko concert? What are your views? Please, leave your comment below. It will help to make concerts in Nigeria better. Thanks!

In pictures: Lagos 2012 Koko Concert with D'Banj, Idris Elba, Big Sean, Danny Krane, Naeto C, Iyanya and many more

LAGOS, NIGERIA - The much anticipated 2012 Koko Concert took place on Thursday in Nigeria's main commercial city, Lagos.. The event which was hosted by Hollywood actor Idris Elba took place at the One Eleven nite club on Adetokunbo Ademola street in Victoria Island. It was organised by Nigerian singer, D'Banj and it was graced by both local and international stars such as - British born Nigerian rapper Tinnie Tempah, Big Sean, Naeto C, Pusha T,  2face Idibia, Wizkid, Danny Krane, Iyanya and many more who performed at the concert.

Here are the pictures courtesy of Bella Naija.

 Watch some performances at the concert:

The Christmas Story - The Birth of Jesus

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The Birth of Jesus Foretold - Luke 1:26-36 (NIV)
In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you."
Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.""How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"
The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. For nothing is impossible with God." "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her.

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Mary and Elizabeth

Mary Visits Elizabeth – Luke 1:39-56 (NIV)
At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!"
Mary's Song
And Mary said:"My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name. His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation. He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts. He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty. He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful to Abraham and his descendants forever, even as he said to our fathers."
Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.

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The Birth of JESUS

The Birth of Jesus – Luke 2:1-20 (NIV)
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register.
So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

The Shepherds and the Angels (NIV) And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
 

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The Visit of the Magi – Matthew 2:1-12 (NIV)
After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi
from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him."
When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born. "In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written: " 'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel."
Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him."

The Wise men

After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

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The escape to Egypt

The Escape to Egypt – Matthew 2:13-18 (NIV)
When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. "Get up," he said, "take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him." So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Out of Egypt I called my son."
When Herod realized that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was furious, and he gave orders to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had learned from the Magi. Then what was said through the prophet Jeremiah was fulfilled: "A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more."

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The return to Nazareth

The Return to Nazareth – Matthew 2:19-23 (NIV)
After Herod died, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who were trying to take the child's life are dead."
So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee, and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets: "He will be called a Nazarene."

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The boy Jesus at the temple

The Boy Jesus at the Temple – Luke 2:41-52 (NIV)
Every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover. When he was twelve years old, they went up to the Feast, according to the custom. After the Feast was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. Everyone who heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, "Son, why have you treated us like this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you."
"Why were you searching for me?" he asked. "Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's house?" But they did not understand what he was saying to them.
Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart. And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

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Compiled by Pastor Carlos Walter and Lídia Winterle
http://pastorwinterle.blogspot.co.uk


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MUSIC REVIEW - Dead or Alive by Anthony Williams

MUSIC REVIEW

DEAD OR ALIVE (OUT MARCH 2013)

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Music Review

This is one of the best Gospel rappers in the UK. Personally, I would grab this single as soon as I can lay my hands on it. My suggestion is that you grab yours as well and trust me you will not be disappointed. This man can rap and the music is mellow, modern, upbeat and refreshing. Anthony Williams is a world class gospel rapper who oozes style, class and quality.

“DEAD OR ALIVE” VERDICT

 

Smooth beats with a powerful and catchy message of declaration - the lyrics of "Dead Or Alive - Ft Bola Zion (March2013)" will resonant with Christians and non-Christians the world over. What makes this single special is that when you listen to it, you are refreshed, re-energised and at the same time drawn into the anointing of God’s presence.

Other Tracks by Anthony Williams

My Favorites: “He Changed My Life” and "Already One King" are easily my favourite songs. However, I also enjoyed listening and dancing to ""Lord Give Me A Sign”.

PLAYLIST

1. "Dead Or Alive - Ft Bola Zion (March2013)" Download
2. "He Changed My Life"  Download
3. "Lord Give Me A Sign (Remix) Ft DMX
4. "On The Way To Mainstream Ft Jenn"
5. "Supernatural Love"
6. "Already One King"

Reviews by fans:
Thomas - cool beats
Ayoola - I like it, fantastic
Serb - I've learnt Dead or Alive. So easy to learn 
Kuti - Where has he been, I feel the anointing

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How to spend LESS money this Christmas

I grew up in an Africa country and in Africa, Christmas isn’t celebrated like it is here in Europe. In Africa, before Christmas day people travel to be with their loved ones. Then, they shop for food and then buy or make something nice to wear for the day.  On Christmas day everyone joins in to make a big festive meal. Then people dress up, have the meal and then go out and visit family and friends. That pretty much sums it up. No one gets bankrupt because of Christmas. Here in Europe, it is not the same. People run into huge debts buying gifts and get chased around by bailiffs in the New Year. Who wants to live a life that? Not you I trust. So, here are a few ways to keep your dosh in your pocket this year. Try them out – hope this helps. If it does, let me know... 

1. Buy a pack of 40 greeting cards from pound or dollar stores. That should be enough for all the people who matter to you. Also, buy cheap wrapping paper – you can get three rolls for a pound/dollar. Get some tinsels, Christmas lights, bubbles and beads in silver and red or gold and red depending on your colour theme. To add an extra touch to your cheap goodies buy a set of felt pens, glitter glue, a roll of ribbon, a packet of small envelopes, cellotape and a glue stick - They all cost a pound/dollar for each.
2. Buy a big box of Nestlé’s Quality Street chocolates or Lindt to give out to everyone who matters.
3. Instead of buying cards, better still, you can design a card on your PC using Microsoft Word, Paint or Publish and print on A4 card using black ink. You can brighten the card up by adding colour with felt tips and some glitter glue all form the pound store. Or you can download an ecard and email it to all your contacts, then send a text to ask them if they have received it. It is handy to send ecards to family members who are far away.
4. Buy gifts of £5/$5 or under for children aged 5 to 9, they would appreciate anything you give them as long as it is not a toy that would fall apart after a few minutes add a few chocolate sweets. For babies buy a baby grow, pack of bibs or something similar.
5. For older children stick a £10/$10 note into a nicely designed envelope using your felt pens and glitter glue. Add a £1/$1 mug and a handful of Celebrations chocolates. Remember to cover it up with wrapping paper. Use old cards from last Christmas as name tags. Cut them into circular shapes and stick them to the present. Kids used to getting more may sulk for a while but eventually they will begin to fantasize about what they will do with their stash.
6. For adults, forget about presents, simple send a text message, and call or send the ecard as I stated above. But you must buy gifts for people who matter in your professional life– but only if you think they deserve it or if it will make your life easier in the long run. What do you buy for a boss? Chocolate or wine is your best bet. You can never go wrong with a good box of chocolates or wine. Spend no more than £5/$5 though. The weight of your gift lies in the presentation. So, wrap it perfectly, then decorate it with a tiny little ribbon bow. Add a card. Remember to add gloss to your cheap pound/ dollars tore cards to glam them up. 
7. For all other work colleagues, children’s teachers, your doctor, the man at the post office and so on, who have been good to you this year – here is what to give them: Design the front of the small envelopes with felt tips and glitter glue then put in each one a couple of chocolate sweets seal it up and write your name, a Christmas greeting on the back and pass them on to each of these special people. They would be grateful that you made an effort.
8. For Christmas instead of splashing out on new clothes, shoes, jewellery and so on, look through your wardrobe and try to mix and match. You can add glamour to your old dress by simply buying a scarf or belt from a second hand shop or from ebay.
9. Neither over spend on food nor over eat. That is a sin! Eat the same portions as you normally would if it was just an ordinary day. It would be good for you and save you loads. Plus, you will feel better when everything is over.
10. Only spend money on making your hair look nice. Never economise on that. Go to the salon and pamper yourself. Also, if you have children take them to get their hair done. It will make you feel better.
11. Sometimes during festive seasons we may run up a lot of electricity, gas and fuel. Check to see whether the TV needs to be on; is the fan/heater necessary; do you need to make that car journey and so on.
12. Although I know this is a tough one but if you can keep your credit card at home when you go shopping. There attempting sales on everywhere you turn to. But remember that interest rates on credit cards can be astronomical if you don’t pay off the balance within a month. Disregard all those loan letters dropping in through your post box – that’s a trap!
13. Use all the vouchers and discounts you have collected, look for bargains. There are hundreds online. Look out for my next blog on where to get last minute bargains.
14. Many of us make phone calls abroad during the festive season, try not to use your phone directly, use a prepaid card – it will save you from getting a huge shock at the end of January when your bills start coming in.
15. Think ahead – do you want to peace and happy January or an anxious and scary five weeks after Christmas? You decide.

Fun Pictures of Barak Obama

We often see the President of the Unites States dressed up in smart suits but in these pictures you will see him in a diiferent light.

 

 

Instagram to sell your personal photos and comments

Instagram’s has introduce new Terms of Service which could see membership levels of the popular photo sharing service dwindle. UK news agencies reported on Tuesday that the Facebook-owned company said that it reserved the right to sell your photos to advertisers without your permission, and without compensating you. 

Instagram's privacy policy on their website reads:
“You agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you.”

This policy applies everyone who has signed up for the account and there is no opt-out. If you are not willing to accept this new policy you must delete your account before January 16.

Is this the top song of 2012?

SKYFALL REVIEW

Plot
A hard-drive which lists all undercover NATO operatives in terrorist organisations is stolen amongst other things. Secret agent James Bond sets out to recover the drive, which leads him to mystery man Silva, who is planning a revenge. So, they clash.

Review
Skyfall, is the latest James Bond film which has not failed to thrill with beautiful women, fast cars and a rough and gritty Bond.  With a truly amazing story and a memorable villain Skyfall has ticked all the boxes.

Verdict
 
Skyfall is everything you would expect in a Bond film and slightly more - engaging, up to date, thrilling and above all full of exciting effects.

Names and faces of those who died in Connecticut, USA

RIP: Victoria Soto, 27

Note written by a six year old boy who died in the shooting

Emile Parker

Dawn

Jesse Lewis

Ana Marquez-Greene

Mary Sherlach, 56

SUSPECT: Adam Lanza, 20 Photo : MSN

Authorities released the names and ages of all 26 victims killed during a shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut on Friday.

RIP

Dawn Hochsprung, 47 (Head teacher)
Charlotte Bacon, 6
Daniel Barden, 7
Olivia Engel, 6  
Josephine Gay, 7
Ana M. Marquez-Greene, 6
Dylan Hockley, 6
Madeleine F. Hsu, 6
Catherine V. Hubbard, 6
Chase Kowalski, 7 
Jesse Lewis, 6
James Mattioli, 6 
Grace McDonnell, 7 
Emilie Parker, 6
Jack Pinto, 6 
Noah Pozner, 6 
Caroline Previdi, 6 
Jessica Rekos, 6 
Aveille Richman, 6
Benjamin Wheeler, 6
Allison N. Wyatt, 6 
Rachel Davino, 29
Anne Marie Murphy, 52
Lauren Russeau, 30
Mary Sherlach, 56
Victoria Soto, 27 
Dawn

US shooting: 'I thought we were all going to die'

How it happened
More details are starting to emerge about the carnage, which claimed the lives of several children, adults and the suspected gunman.  The United States is in shock after a mass shooting left 28 people in Connecticut dead, including 20 children. 
 
Here is what happened on the morning of Friday 14 December 2012:

The suspect, widely reported to be 20-year-old Adam Lanza, shot and killed his mother Nancy Lanza at their home in Yogananda Street in Newtown, an affluent town of 27,000 people about 60 miles northeast of New York City.

It is still not clear why Lanza killed his mother, who had divorced Lanza's father Peter in 2009.

A parent told AP that Nancy Lanza was a substitute teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School, but this is not confirmed. A search of Connecticut's educator certification system revealed no one by that name, and school employees have said Mrs Lanza did not work there. 

Journey to school

After killing his mother, Lanza drove her car to the school, which has around 700 pupils aged between 5 and 10-years-old.

He was armed with at least three weapons and clad for combat in black fatigues.

Two handguns - a Glock and Sig Sauer - were later found inside the school and .223-calibre rifle was found in the back of the car.
Entry into school

Visitors to the school have to be buzzed in by a member of staff. But at about 09:30, Lanza forced his way into the school, police now say, contrary to earlier reports that he had been let in. 

Shooting begins 
 
Children hid in classrooms during the shooting  and Newtown police were notified of shooting at the school over their radios at 09:36.

"Caller is indicating she thinks someone's shooting in the building," a police dispatcher said.

Immediately realising the gravity of the situation, they alerted the state police.

A school employee ran through the halls, warning of a gunman on the loose, and someone switched on the intercom, alerting people in the building to the attack by letting them hear the hysteria going on in the school office, a teacher told AP.

One young survivor said the gunshots sounded like pots and pans falling to the floor.

Teachers locked their doors and ordered children to huddle in a corner or hide in cupboards as shots echoed through the building. 

Abrupt end

The authorities say that the shooting only lasted a few minutes.

"The shooting appears to have stopped," the police dispatcher radioed at 09:38, according to the New York Post. "There is silence at this time. The school is in lockdown." 

The police respond
 
The shooting has shocked the town of 27,000

Fearful the gunman could still be at large, police swarmed into the building, breaking windows to enter at several points, Lt Paul Vance of the Connecticut state police said. Meanwhile, other officers searched and secured the woods surrounding the school, police said in a statement.
Inside the building officers encountered a horrific scene: 18 children and six adults shot dead, including popular principal Dawn Hochsprung, 47. Two more children would later die from their wounds.

The officers went from room to room removing surviving children and staff from classrooms.

A library clerk who had ordered 18 children into a storage room before locking and barricading the door gave the children paper and crayons to keep them occupied. The police arrived at the door within an hour, the clerk, Maryann Jacob, told the Associated Press.

"One of them slid his badge under the door, and they called and said, `It's OK, it's the police,"' she said.

The school children were escorted hand-in-hand and were told the shut their eyes as they passed the principal's office, believed to be the scene of much of the carnage.

They were taken to Sandy Hook fire station, where worried parents began to gather.

The governor of Connecticut, Dannel Malloy, went to the fire station.

"Evil visited this community today and it's too early to speak of recovery," he said later. "But each parent, each sibling, each member of the family has to understand that Connecticut - we're all in this together. We'll do whatever we can to overcome this event". 

The suspect

The police, who did not fire their weapons during the search, found the body of Lanza, who appears to have killed himself after the shooting spree in two classrooms.

More details about Lanza have begun to emerge, but there is still no clear motive for the rampage. AP reported that during the shooting, Lanza did not utter a single word.

After tentatively identifying Lanza, police rushed to the house on Yogananda Street, where they found his deceased mother. 

Media confusion

Initial reports about a shooting at the school identified Ryan Lanza, Adam Lanza's older brother, as the gunman after he was mistakenly identified by a police official.

Ryan Lanza, 24, apparently posted Facebook updates on Friday afternoon that read, "It wasn't me" and "I was at work".

In northern New Jersey, where Ryan Lanza works at an accounting firm, police took him into custody for questioning.

A construction worker who witnessed Ryan Lanza's initial encounter with police said he was handcuffed but remained calm, the Record newspaper reported.

He was said to be co-operating with investigators, was not suspected of having a role in the attack, and had not been placed under arrest.
Presidential address

In an emotional speech, President Barack Obama addressed the nation, saying: "Our hearts are broken today, for the parents, grandparents, sisters and brothers of these children, and for the families of the adults who were lost." He called for "meaningful action" against gun crime. 

Town vigil

On Friday night, hundreds of people from the close-knit town packed St. Rose of Lima church and stood outside in a vigil for the 28 dead.

People held hands, lit candles and sang "Silent Night". AP reported the church's monsignor, Robert Weiss, as saying: "These 20 children lit up this community better than all these Christmas lights we have... There are a lot brighter stars up there tonight because of these kids".

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