Iran bus crash kills at least 28 Pakistani pilgrims

The pilgrims had been on their way to Iraq to commemorate Arbaeen, one of the biggest events in the Shia calendar.

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The crash happened on Tuesday night in the central Iranian province of Yazd and was due to a defective braking system, Reuters reported, citing a preliminary police investigation.

Another 23 passengers were injured, 14 of them critically, Pakistan's ambassador to Iran Muhammad Mudassir Tipu told the BBC.

The pilgrims were travelling from the Sindh province in Pakistan to Iraq's holy city of Karbala to commemorate one of the biggest events in the Shia calendar.

Around 50 people are believed to have been on the bus at the time of the crash, according to local media, including pilgrims from Larkana, Ghotki and cities in Sindh.

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