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| Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary: Memorials held across region | Indian Ocean tsunami anniversary: Memorials held across region |
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| A memorial has been held in the Indonesian town of Banda Aceh for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami - the first in a series of events marking a decade since the disaster. | A memorial has been held in the Indonesian town of Banda Aceh for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami - the first in a series of events marking a decade since the disaster. |
| Memorial ceremonies are also due to be held in Thailand and Sri Lanka. | Memorial ceremonies are also due to be held in Thailand and Sri Lanka. |
| More than 200,000 people were killed when an underwater earthquake set off massive waves across the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004. | More than 200,000 people were killed when an underwater earthquake set off massive waves across the Indian Ocean on 26 December 2004. |
| The Indonesian province of Aceh - close to the quake epicentre - was worst hit. | The Indonesian province of Aceh - close to the quake epicentre - was worst hit. |
| In the province's capital, Banda Aceh, thousands of people gathered at the Great Mosque - a 19th Century building that was one of the few structures in the town to survive the tsunami. | In the province's capital, Banda Aceh, thousands of people gathered at the Great Mosque - a 19th Century building that was one of the few structures in the town to survive the tsunami. |
| The mosque's imam, Asman Ismail, said the tsunami had taught a "valuable lesson" to Aceh, which had been the scene of an armed conflict for nearly 30 years. | The mosque's imam, Asman Ismail, said the tsunami had taught a "valuable lesson" to Aceh, which had been the scene of an armed conflict for nearly 30 years. |
| "After the tsunami, no-one fights against each other, people live in harmony and peace till this day," he said. | "After the tsunami, no-one fights against each other, people live in harmony and peace till this day," he said. |
| Efforts to end the conflict resumed after the tsunami, culminating in a peace deal between the government and the rebels in August 2005. | Efforts to end the conflict resumed after the tsunami, culminating in a peace deal between the government and the rebels in August 2005. |
| Main commemoration ceremonies are due to take place across the region later on Friday. | Main commemoration ceremonies are due to take place across the region later on Friday. |
| Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla is expected to thank local volunteers and the outside world for helping Aceh recover from the tragedy. | |
| More: Images of the devastation then and now | More: Images of the devastation then and now |