Janaza

Janaza
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Mohammad Bennouna, Haris Khan and Khaled Chanbandar (from left), friends and acquaintances of Ali "Alex" Asghar, 35, perform the Islamic prayer Janaza in front of his body at the Royal Palm Cemetery in St. Petersburg. Asghar and his roommate and co-worker, Ikbalhusen Vakil, 52, were victims of a double murder in their residence in Brandywine Apartments last week in St. Petersburg. Asghar's body is wrapped in three white sheets, with his head to the right, facing Mecca. Janaza is a prayer traditionally performed before burial. Asghar's body will be placed in a casket and shipped to Karachi, Pakistan for burial. (Times photo by David Zentz)