20,000 people commemorate WWII victory in Austria's Mauthausen

Lu Yonghua (3rd, L), Chinese Ambassador to Austria, presents wreath to the monument for Chinese people died in Mauthausen Nazi death camp during World War II, and poses for a photo during the ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the victory of WW II in Europe in Mauthausen, Austria on May 8, 2005. Some 20,000 people from more than 50 countries attended the ceremony on Sunday.

About 500 students light up 100,000 candles in front of the Mauthausen Nazi death camp to honor the 100,000 people who were killed here during the World War II on May 7, 2005.

Some survivors of Nazi concentration camps participate in the ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the victory of World War II in Europe and honoring the 100,000 people who were killed in Mauthausen Nazi death camp during the war in Mauthausen, Austria on May 8, 2005.

Some students deliver a speech in front of a monument during the ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the victory of World War II in Europe and honoring the 100,000 people who were killed in Mauthausen Nazi death camp during the war in Mauthausen, Austria on May 8, 2005.