London: Funeral prayers of riot victims today

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London: Funeral prayers of riot victims today

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Funeral prayers of three Pakistanis killed during riots in Birmingham will be offered today.

18 August,2011 10:07 am

The dead bodies of the victims were handed over to the heirs yesterday and were placed in mortuary after being given bath at the Muslim Centre in Birmingham.The funeral prayers of three youth will be offered at the Summer Field Park. The Birmingham City Council has made arrangements of the funeral.Large number of Pakistanis, residing in different cities of England, will attend the funeral. Members of parliament and people from other religion are also expected to attend the funeral.Hadi Ghazanfar Ali, father of deceased Abdul Musawwar and Shahzad Hussain, while talking to Dunya News said that his sons laid their lives while protecting a mosque.Prayer leader of the mosque said that community demonstrated patience after the riots and killing that is why the law and order situation in the area remained under control.