JFK classified documents released - in pictures
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A newswire is displayed in a teletype reporting the 1963 assassination of John F Kennedy, the US president at the time. AFP -
The US National Archives has released a trove of files related to the president's assassination. AFP -
A total of 12,879 documents have been made public. AFP -
An unofficial tour guide shows assassination theories outside the former Texas School Book Depository in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. AFP -
The historic front pages from US newspapers announce Kennedy's assassination. AFP -
The old Texas School Book Depository in Dallas, where Kennedy was shot, is now a museum. AFP -
A copy of Aaron Shikler's official portrait of Kennedy at the Newseum in Washington. AFP -
Tourists ride in a trolley along the JFK motorcade route in Dallas. AFP -
A photo shows an FBI agent re-enacting Kennedy's assassination near its original location. AFP -
Thousands of documents were blocked from release by the White House due to national security concerns. AFP -
A historic photo of the Texas School Book Depository. AFP
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