by Steve Myall, Daily Mirror 2/11/2011
By Steve Myall A BRITISH couple on a pilgrimage to Mecca have been killed in a coach explosion in Saudi Arabia.
Dawud Burbank, 49, a translator, and his 48-year-old unnamed wife, were on a coach which had just left Jeddah Airport on its way to the holy city.
The couple, who have several children, were on a bus carrying 29 British and Pakistani pilgrims, which caught fire after the engine overheated and ignited its petrol tank near Al-Tahliya flyover in Jeddah.
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Civil defence spokesman Lt Col Abdullah Al-Amri said that investigations were under way to determine the cause.
The couple’s death has stunned their local community in Small Heath, Birmingham.
Abu Khadeeja, from the Salafi Institute, said Mr Burbank was one of the most revered translators in the West. He said: “I have known them both for over 20 years. He was a very respected and well-liked man.”
Local Mohammed Ajaz, whose brother-in-law saw the explosion, said: “He saw it all and said it was a dreadful sight.”
The Foreign Office said: “We are in contact with their relatives.”
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