00:00A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims overturned in central Iran, killing 28 passengers and
00:07injuring another 23 people.
00:10According to preliminary police investigations, the accident took place late on Tuesday in
00:15the central Iranian province of Yazd and was caused by a technical defect in the bus braking
00:21system.
00:2211 women and 17 men lost their lives in this accident.
00:27Seven of the injured people are in critical condition and six injured people have now
00:32left the hospital.
00:33An official said Pakistan's consular services in Iran have been invited to Yazd province
00:40to follow up on the accident.
00:42Millions of Shiite Muslims are currently partaking in the Arbaeen pilgrimage in Iraq's Karbala
00:49Governorate.
00:50The event marks the 40th mourning following the martyrdom of Imam Hussain bin Ali, a central
00:56figure in Shiite Islam, and the grandson of Prophet Muhammad.
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