TIME.com Pictures of the Week December 15

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BULLIT MARQUEZ/AP		December 15 - 21 Our picks of the week's best pictures A police bomb disposal unit rushes a box of 45 pounds of ammonium nitrate explosives to a safer location. The bomb was located at the crowded financial and shopping district of Makati, Philippines. The government has warned of possible bomb attacks over the holiday season and the detonation caused dozens of people to flee the area packed with holiday shoppers. (Friday, December 21, 2001)

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