World in focus - best photos for October 4, 2019

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

People take part in a march against a government ban on protesters wearing face masks in Hong Kong. AFP

Nepali Hindus carry a chariot representing deities as they walk to the Shikali temple during celebrations for the Shikali Jatra festival near Khokana village on the outskirts of Kathmandu. AFP

A protester flashes the V for victory sign in Baghdad's central Tayeran Square. AFP

A young Burundian refugee licks his hand as he enjoys a meal at the Nyabitara Transit site in Ruyigi, Burundi. Nearly 600 Burundians who fled political violence in their home country to Tanzania were on Thursday repatriated voluntarily. AFP

A demonstrator clashes with riot police in Quito Ecuador. AFP

Children hold Kashmiri and Pakistani flags as they take part in an anti-Indian protest rally in Lahore. AFP

A Syrian boy watches as Turkish military vehicles, part of a US military convoy, take part in joint patrol in the Syrian village of Al Hashisha on the outskirts of Tal Abyad town along the border with Turkey. AFP

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