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Leicester house fire deaths: Thousands attend service Leicester house fire deaths: Thousands attend service
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Thousands of mourners have attended a prayer service for a mother and her three children who perished in a house fire in Leicester.Thousands of mourners have attended a prayer service for a mother and her three children who perished in a house fire in Leicester.
Shehnila Taufiq, 47, her daughter Zainab, 19, and two sons, Bilal, 17, and 15-year-old Jamal, died after their home was set alight on 13 September.Shehnila Taufiq, 47, her daughter Zainab, 19, and two sons, Bilal, 17, and 15-year-old Jamal, died after their home was set alight on 13 September.
Husband and father of the victims, Dr Muhammad Taufiq Al Sattar, told the gathering in Spinney Hill Park: "My heart is crying." Husband and father of the victims, Dr Muhammad Taufiq Al Sattar, told the gathering in Spinney Hill Park: "It's a sad day, my heart is crying."
Seven men are charged with murder.Seven men are charged with murder.
Prayers were led by Imam Maulana Adam of Jame Mosque, where the family worshipped. Dr Taufiq, a Dublin-based neurosurgeon, thanked everyone for their support.
Dr Taufiq, a Dublin-based neurosurgeon, said: "My faith has given me strength." He said: "I know our hearts are breaking but all the brothers and sisters are with me, everybody from Leicester from all denominations, outside Leicester and throughout the world.
Local dignitaries, including police and crime commissioner Sir Clive Loader, also attended the service. "My faith has given me strength."
Local dignitaries, including police and crime commissioner Sir Clive Loader and the Venerable Dr Tim Stratford, archdeacon of Leicester, attended the service.
Dr Stratford said: "There is always a danger that violence and hate divide but today we see the people of Leicester reaching out together."
The bodies will now travel by ferry to Dublin for burial on Saturday.The bodies will now travel by ferry to Dublin for burial on Saturday.