The bridge connecting Camden to Philadelphia will join a growing list of landmarks around the world honoring the victims of the mass shooting.
PHILADELPHIA -- The Ben Franklin Bridge will be lit up in rainbow colors this week to honor the dozens of people, including a Philadelphia teenager, who were killed in a shooting rampage at a gay nightclub in Florida on Sunday morning.
"Standing in solidarity with the victims of the Orlando shooting, the Ben Franklin Bridge will illuminate in rainbow colors," from Wednesday through Saturday, the Delaware River Port Authority announced on Tuesday.
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The bridge connecting Camden and Philadelphia will be the latest landmark to pay tribute to the victims of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
#BenFranklinBridge to pay tribute to Orlando victims & their families. https://t.co/XPzOjzrp6L #OrlandoUnited pic.twitter.com/xHar4JJVK5
-- DRPA (@DRPA_PAandNJ) June 14, 2016
The Eiffel Tower, One World Trade Center and Brussels Grand Place have all been bathed in colorful light in tribute of the 49 people killed when a gunman opened fire inside Pulse nightclub in Orlando.
Eiffel Tower cycles through colors of American flag and rainbow flag in honor of the victims of the #Orlando attack. pic.twitter.com/ENE1elMQrb
-- ABC News (@ABC) June 13, 2016
One World Trade Center in #NYC has rainbow colors tonight in support of #Orlando pic.twitter.com/gPwoLMcXa3
-- Tove Farbrot (@FarbrotPhoto) June 13, 2016
Brussels's Grand Place illuminated in rainbow colors in tribute to Orlando victims pic.twitter.com/GSToLE8yey
-- Steven Draker (@Steven_Draker) June 14, 2016
Among those killed in the attack was Akyra Murray, a recent high school graduate from Philadelphia who was at the club with a friend and counsin, both of whom were wounded.
Murray, 18, was on a family vacation in Florida, according to a statement from her high school, to celebrate her graduation and visit her brother.
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