Hundreds have gathered to remember a 12-year-old refugee schoolgirl who drowned in a river - before a protest broke out outside her school over claims of bullying.

Shukri Yahya Abdi, 12, who came to the UK from Somalia last year, was discovered dead in the River Irwell in Bury, Greater Manchester, last Thursday.

Today hundreds of tearful mourners stood outside the Noor Ul Islam Mosque in Bury in solidarity to watch as her coffin, adorned with white flowers, was brought to the mosque for a ceremony before being taken for burial.

Shukri's mother, Zamzam Ture, was overcome with emotion as she gripped a family member's hand tightly and walked out of the mosque before fainting several times.

Hundreds of mourners gathered outside Noor Ul Islam Mosque in Bury today before the burialof 12-year-old schoolgirl Shukri Abdi. Pictured centre is her mother Zamzam Ture

Shukri's coffin was covered with white flowers as it was carried into the mosque this afternoon

The schoolgirl, pictured, who came to the UK from Somalia last year, was discovered dead in the River Irwell in Bury, Greater Manchester, last Thursday

After the burial, relatives and Somalian community members gathered outside the gates of Shukri's school, Broad Oak High, over allegations she had been bullied in the weeks leading up to her death.

Dozens of people waving flags and banners chanted 'we want justice' in the youngster's honour during the protest.

Earlier this week it was suggested by Shurki's family that her death was not an accident.

Her mother Ms Ture said in a video on Facebook: 'The school where my daughter