Funeral procession for the bodies of the martyrs in the Syria road crash in Karbala

A funeral procession was launched at the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother al-Abbas, peace be upon them, for the victims of the Syria road crash.

A funeral procession was launched at the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and his brother al-Abbas, peace be upon them, for the victims of the Syria road crash.

The procession started from Bab Qibla Street of al-Abbas Holy Shrine with the broad participation of the people of the city as well as representatives of the local government in Karbala and its security forces.

The pilgrims were heading to the holy shrines in Damascus when a car crash took place, resulting in the martyrdom of 32 and the injury of others. 

It is noteworthy that the bodies arrived at Najaf Airport at dawn today, after they had completed funeral ceremonies at the Holy Shrine of Sayeda Zainab, peace be upon her, in the Syrian capital, Damascus.