Stampede at funeral in Mumbai

Updated 8:13 AM ET, Sat January 18, 2014

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A large crowd joins a funeral procession for Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, the head of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community, in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, January 18. Police say a predawn stampede killed more than a dozen people as tens of thousands gathered to mourn the death of the Muslim spiritual leader in India's financial capital. Burhanuddin died Friday at the age of 102.

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Stampede at funeral in Mumbai – A large crowd joins a funeral procession for Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, the head of the Dawoodi Bohra Muslim community, in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, January 18. Police say a predawn stampede killed more than a dozen people as tens of thousands gathered to mourn the death of the Muslim spiritual leader in India's financial capital. Burhanuddin died Friday at the age of 102.

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A woman cries near the body of a mourner killed in the stampede. The pandemonium, which injured many others, started after the gates to Burhanuddin's residence were closed, <a href="http://ibnlive.in.com/news/mumbai-stampede-ahead-of-spiritual-leaders-funeral-18-dead/446142-3-237.html" target="_blank">CNN sister network CNN-IBN reported.</a>

Photos: Stampede at funeral in Mumbai

Stampede at funeral in Mumbai – A woman cries near the body of a mourner killed in the stampede. The pandemonium, which injured many others, started after the gates to Burhanuddin's residence were closed, CNN sister network CNN-IBN reported.

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A large crowd of people joins the funeral procession. Burhanuddin's funeral will continue as scheduled, CNN-IBN reported.

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Stampede at funeral in Mumbai – A large crowd of people joins the funeral procession. Burhanuddin's funeral will continue as scheduled, CNN-IBN reported.

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