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Terror in Nice and massacre in Munich.

Last weekend I covered the terrible attack in Nice when a man rammed his truck into a crowd celebrating the national day in France, killing 84.This week I was sent to Munich to cover the massacre when a 18 year old man killed nine. Here are some pictures:Ni personer er drept og flere såret etter at en gjerningsmann løsnet skudd i München i Tyskland fredag kveld.  Foto: Kyrre Lien, VGNi personer er drept og flere såret etter at en gjerningsmann løsnet skudd i München i Tyskland fredag kveld.  Foto: Kyrre Lien, VGNi personer er drept og flere såret etter at en gjerningsmann løsnet skudd i München i Tyskland fredag kveld. Familien sørger og legger ned blomster for kosovoalbanske Armela Segashi (14).  Foto: Kyrre Lien, VGMat og gjenstander ligger igjen inne på McDonalds på kjøpesenteret etter at folk måtte flykte da skytingen begynte.  Foto: Kyrre Lien, VGLørdag ettermiddag fjernet politiet gjenstander som ble lagt igjen da mennesker måtte flykte bort fra skytingen.  Foto: Kyrre Lien, VGNi personer er drept og flere såret etter at en gjerningsmann løsnet skudd i München i Tyskland fredag kveld.  Foto: Kyrre Lien, VGTayfun Balikay viser frem gaten hvor gjerningsmannen skal ha skutt seg selv.  Foto: Kyrre Lien, VGDet ble ampert ved åstedet da ulike grupperinger begynte å rope til hverandre. Politiet måtte skille bråkmakerne.  Foto: Kyrre Lien, VGFamilien sørger og legger ned blomster for kosovoalbanske Armela Segashi (14).  Foto: Kyrre Lien, VG84 mennesker er drept og over hundre er skadet etter at en lastebil kjørte ned en stor folkemengde på promenaden i Nice i Frankrike.  Foto: Kyrre Lien, VG84 mennesker er drept og over hundre er skadet etter at en lastebil kjørte ned en stor folkemengde på promenaden i Nice i Frankrike.  Foto: Kyrre Lien, VGLørdag morgen er promenaden åpnet, og folk er tilbake på strendene og i gatene, tross blodspor på promenaden. 84 mennesker er drept og over hundre er skadet etter at en lastebil kjørte ned en stor folkemengde på promenaden i Nice i Frankrike.  Foto: Kyrre Lien, VGBryan De Hen ble skada i angrepet torsdag kveld. Her hjelpes han av en vakt fra sykehuset.   Foto: Kyrre Lien / VGDatter: nisrine raissi (24) og mor Haiy raissi. Nisirine ble skadet i angrepet. Foto: Kyrre Lien / VG84 mennesker er drept og over hundre er skadet etter at en lastebil kjørte ned en stor folkemengde på promenaden i Nice i Frankrike.  Foto: Kyrre Lien, VG Foto: Kyrre Lien, VGNatalia Valentie barna Alexandre og Dimitri er tilbake på stranda. Lørdag morgen er promenaden åpnet, og folk er tilbake på strendene og i gatene, tross blodspor på promenaden. 84 mennesker er drept og over hundre er skadet etter at en lastebil kjørte ned en stor folkemengde på promenaden i Nice i Frankrike.  Foto: Kyrre Lien, VG

School number 58

During the last 8 months, me and Per Christian Selmer-Anderssen have been following school number 58 in Donetsk, the town in war torn Eastern-Ukraine.When we first visited the school in May, the teachers had to clean up broken glass after a rocket hit the school. In total the school has been bombed five times, but almost always stayed open. When we went back to the class rooms in January this year, the kids where about to begin weapon training.Read the story in this months edition of Aftenposten Innsikt. Skjermbilde 2016-02-16 kl. 15.16.14 copy KYL_583521655 KYL_053223902 KYL_500920836 KYL_077224130 KYL_090124258 KYL_089024247 KYL_3116248 KYL_3190321

Ukraine’s Illegal Miners Come Out of the Darkness

SNIZHNE, Ukraine /// The darkness bred fear. Tolek Golovko tried to calm down as a wagon carried him 800 meters down into the mine. The boy was afraid the wooden pillars would fail and the ceiling would come crashing down on him and the rest of the group. That happens on a regular basis here in Eastern Ukraine. Most recently in March last year, 33 people were killed when a mine collapsed outside of Donetsk. That one was large and state-owned, so the news went global. But when illegal mines like the one in Snizhne collapse, it is not always reported. Instead, families are compensated, mines are closed—and they become another secret mass grave deep in the woods. Read the whole story here.From me and writer Per Christian Selmer-Anderssen's story on how the illegal coal mines in Eastern-Ukraine is used to keep fueling the war. Published in Slate, Roads and Kingdom and DN Lørdag.Soon Mikhail Ivanov sets of to his shift. He has six hours under the ground in front of him, without the possibility of either lunch or smoke break.Miner Mikhail Ivanov must set its own clothes when he is at work in the state mine Zaira. Among the workers there fight on the latest equipment, so he must look after his pants and oxygen container so that it will not be stolen.KYL_326215225 KYL_325115214Mikhail Ivanov began working in the mines because he wanted to earn money to support his family with Tatjana. For a long time it  was a good deal, but now inflation has made him work hard for little money.KYL_325215215Mikhail Ivanov (r) says he has experienced few deaths in his 25 year career as a miner, but it has been close several times.After the day's shift. Mikhail Ivanov began working in the mines because he wanted to earn money to support his family with Tatjana. For a long time it  was a good deal, but now inflation has made him work hard for little money.14 years old Den, the son of Michael, have grown up in a city at war. But life is not always so different that of other boys around the globe. He loves football, buddies and his computer.Mining Entrepreneur: Alexandre Benois sold once toys in Snizhne. Now he has found a more lucrative industry: Mining in the woods. He insists that conditions are safe, but thinks it's too risky for us to go down into the depths. Alexandre Benois once sold toys in Snizhne. Now he has found a more lucrative industry: Mining in the woods. He insists that conditions are safe, but thinks it's too risky for us to go down into the depths. Photo: Kyrre LienOne of the workers to the mine manager Aleksandr Belois taking a cigarette between labor roofs. This mine was once illegal, but the rebels have done all mines in eastern Ukraine lawful to bring in much-needed tax dollars.Tolek, 20, has been working in illegal mines since he was 14. The mine he works in now has been legalized by the rebels.When the wife of miner Mikhail, Tatjana Ivanov (left), is joined by her friends, the vodka disappears quickly. After laughter and vodka shots, they show us propaganda films about Donetsk People's Republic victory over Ukraine.This kindergarten in Snizhne are refurbished and furnished by volunteers. The employees have had to work for free a few months of the war. The children we meet are remarkably quiet.