Thousands attend funeral for three killed in Birmingham riots – in pictures
Family photos of (left to right) Haroon Jahan, 21, Shazad Ali, 30, and Abdul Musavir, 31, who died while protecting their community from looters in BirminghamPhotograph: PAThe cortege of Haroon Jahan, Shazad Ali and Abdul Musavir drives past the scene of their deaths on its way to their funeral servicePhotograph: Darren Staples/ReutersA young girl cries as she looks towards the three coffins in Summerfield ParkPhotograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
Floral tributes are left close to where the three men were struck in a hit-and-runPhotograph: Rui Vieira/PAFamily members look towards one of the hearses as it arrives at Summerfield ParkPhotograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty ImagesPrayers are held at Summerfield Park before the funeral for the three men killed in Winson GreenPhotograph: Phil Noble/ReutersA woman looks towards the stage as a Muslim cleric addresses the mourners in Summerfield ParkPhotograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty ImagesAbdul Qudoos at the spot where his brothers Shazad Ali and Abdul Musavir were killed, as their coffins are driven to their funeralPhotograph: Darren Staples/ReutersWomen look on as Abdul Qudoos arrives at the spot where his brothers Shazad Ali and Abdul Musavir were killed during the Birmingham riotsPhotograph: Darren Staples/ReutersRelatives of the three men killed during the riots earlier this month console each other during a memorial prayer in Summerfield ParkPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesTariq Jahan, the father of Haroon Jahan, accompanies the coffin of his son as the hearse makes it way past the spot where Haroon was mown down in a hit-and-run Photograph: Darren Staples/ReutersTwo women look towards the three hearses in Summerfield ParkPhotograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty ImagesAbdul Qudoos, brother of Shazad Ali and Abdul Musavir, comforts a family memberPhotograph: Phil Noble/ReutersTariq Jahan, the father of Haroon Jahan, wipes away his tearsPhotograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty ImagesAn estimated 20,000 people attend the memorial prayer in Summerfield ParkPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesA young girl wears a tribute T-shirt to the three men who died in the Birmingham riots Photograph: David Jones/PAMourners pay their respects at the spot where Shazad Ali, Abdul Musavir and their friend Haroon Jahan died during the Birmingham riots Photograph: Rui Vieira/PAFlowers are placed on top of the hearses of the three men killed during the Birmingham riotsPhotograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesTariq Jahan, the father of Haroon Jahan, is embraced by mournersPhotograph: Phil Noble/ReutersThousands of mourners gather in Summerfield Park for to honour Haroon Jahan, Shazad Ali and Abdul MusavirPhotograph: David Jones/PA
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