Crowds attend funeral for Moroccan 5-year-old

Morocco buried 5-year-old Rayan, a boy who was trapped in a well for days on Monday. The strenuous operation drew global attention, and mourners sent messages of condolences from around the world.

Rayan was pulled out Saturday from a 32-meter deep dry well where he had been trapped for five days. The funeral took place after noontime prayers on Monday in Ighran, a village in Morocco’s mountainous north.

Scores of mourners from around Morocco flocked to the funeral to pay their respects.