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mortuary

[mawr-choo-er-ee] / ˈmɔr tʃuˌɛr i /
NOUN
funeral home
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The images, displayed in a south Tehran mortuary, are one of the only ways families have been able to identify their dead loved ones.

From BBC

A brother and sister who claim their father died because of medical mistakes say they are prepared to leave his body in a hospital mortuary until they "get answers".

From BBC

Multiple sources have told BBC Persian that bodies are being held in mortuaries and hospitals and that security forces will not release them unless their relatives hand over money.

From BBC

BBC Verify and BBC Persian have previously reported on images emerging from this mortuary but we are not showing these new videos because the images are too graphic.

From BBC

The ID card was then taken to the mortuary by the officer, Knowles said, where details of build and clothing were compared.

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