Lebanese forced to bury their dead twice as war robs them of final goodbyes

People pray near the grave of a relative at a temporary mass grave in Tyre, south Lebanon on 25 March. Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP Photo

In Lebanon, the dead are usually given one last glimpse of their home town before they are laid to rest. Hoisted high above the heads of the living, their casket is slowly marched through the streets where they grew up.

It is the hands of their loved ones that guide them into their final resting place, already dug, and gently sprinkle dirt on their body.