Hundreds Mourn Immigrants Killed in Bronx Fire

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NEW YORK - Hundreds of mourners, many kneeling in prayer on tarps and newspapers, lined the street outside a mosque Monday during the tear-filled funeral for the 10 African immigrants, nine of them children, killed in the city's deadliest fire in two decades.

Eight tiny caskets were brought into the mosque one at a time. One coffin held 7-month-old twins. All the plain, unfinished caskets were pointed toward Mecca in adherence to Islamic traditions.

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Hundreds Mourn Immigrants Killed in Bronx Fire

"I haven't stopped crying yet," said Ethel Hogue, 63, who was among those gathered outside the mosque. "You understand with adults, but children who haven't had a chance. The whole area is num...

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