Egyptian man wakes up at his own funeral

14 May,2012 06:04 AM IST |   |  ANI

The funeral of a 28-year-old waiter in southern Egypt turned into a celebration when the dead body they were burying woke up


Hospital officials had pronounced dead Hamdi Hafez al-Nubi, who came from the village of Naga al-Simman in the southern province of Luxor, after he suffered a heart attack while working, according to news reports.

His family said that grieving relatives took him home and, according to Islamic tradition, washed his body and prepared him for burial.

A doctor sent to sign the death certificate found it strange that his body was warm. At closer observation she discovered he was still alive.

His mother fainted upon hearing the good news.

With the doctor's assistance, both al-Nubi and his mother were awakened and soon were celebrating with guests.u00a0

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