| You are in: South Asia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Tuesday, 19 November, 2002, 11:43 GMT
In pictures: Aimal Kansi's funeral
Thousands of mourners turned out in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta on Tuesday for the funeral of Aimal Khan Kansi.
Many chanted slogans against the United States, where Kansi was executed last week for killing two CIA agents in 1993.
The funeral was held at a packed football stadium
Kansi is viewed as a martyr by many locals
Signs echoed Kansi's last words
Kansi's body was then taken to his family burial plot
The city is observing two days of mourning
|
See also:
18 Nov 02 | South Asia
18 Nov 02 | South Asia
15 Nov 02 | South Asia
15 Nov 02 | South Asia
Top South Asia stories now:
Links to more South Asia stories are at the foot of the page.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Links to more South Asia stories |
![]() |
||
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
To BBC Sport>> | To BBC Weather>> | To BBC World Service>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © MMIII | News Sources | Privacy |