Mourners in southern Pakistan attend funerals for 28 Shiite pilgrims killed in a bus crash in Iran

Published August 24, 2024 1:53 AM

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MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of mourners in southern Pakistan have attended the funerals of 28 Shiite pilgrims who were killed in a bus crash in Iran this week while heading to Iraq. The victims of the crash were later buried in various graveyards in the Sindh province, a local Shiite leader said Saturday. The funerals took place hours after a military aircraft brought home the bodies and the injured on orders from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. All the victims were from the Sindh province.

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