Chaotic Scene Marks Burial Of Afghan Ex-President And Peacemaker -- Voice of America
Thousands of mourners helped bury Afghanistan's former president and head peace broker with the Taliban, Burhanuddin Rabbani, days after he was killed by a suicide bomber at his home.
Friday's funeral in Kabul drew large crowds of people who pushed and shoved around Rabbani's coffin. During the hilltop ceremony, dozens of Rabbani supports chanted angry slogans against the United States, Pakistan and Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Some even threw stones at Afghan security forces, prompting police to fire their guns into the air.
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