London Bridge terrorist
Usman Khan is buried in Pakistan in his family's home village as those present
pray for his sins to be pardoned
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Usman Khan's body was flown from London to Islamabad,
Pakistan, to be buried
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It was then transported to Kashmiri village of Kajlani
for the Islamic funeral
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Khan murdered two Cambridge graduates before he was shot
dead by police
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On Tuesday, his family said they 'condemn his actions' in
a short statement
PUBLISHED: 11:37 GMT, 6 December 2019 | UPDATED: 23:18 GMT, 6 December
2019
London Bridge terrorist
Usman Khan was buried tonight as those attending the service prayed that he be
pardoned for his sins.
Khan's body was
released by the City of London coroner and flown to Islamabad, the capital
of Pakistan, by his family.
It was then transported to
the rural Kashmiri village of Kajlani, which has a community of 3000 people,
where he was buried in an Islamic funeral.
As part of the burial
traditions and prayers, a plea for a pardon for his sins was made.
Officials at Islamabad
International Airport confirmed that the 28-year-old's body had been flown out
on Thursday afternoon and arrived in Pakistan on Friday morning.
Khan attacked five people,
killing two Cambridge graduates, while armed with two kitchen knives and
wearing a fake suicide vest.
He was tackled by several
brave bystanders on London Bridge before being shot dead by police at
point-blank range.
A cousin of the convicted terrorist
told Sky News that
Khan's parents and other close family members would bury the killer in their
home village in Kashmir.
The cousin added that the
parents wanted to keep the burial 'low key' and that 'they don't want to bury
him in the UK' because they were 'scared'.
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