At least 28 Pakistani pilgrims were killed on their way to Iraq for a Muslim religious festival when their bus overturned in central Iran. “A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims overturned and caught fire in front of the Dehshir-Taft checkpoint in central Yazd province” overnight, state television reported. “28 people were killed and 23 injured,” he said, adding that the toll could rise. The head of crisis management in Yazd, Ali Malek-Zadeh, told state television that some of the wounded were in critical condition. “Of the 23 wounded, six have already been discharged from the hospital, while seven are in critical condition,” Malek-Zadeh said. “11 women and 17 men are dead,” he added. The bus carrying the Pakistani pilgrims was crossing Iran on its way to Iraq for the Arbain festival, one of the most important in the Shiite calendar, which marks the 40th day of mourning for […]
Source: News Beast
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