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7:22 CAT | 29 Sep 2018
Final salute: An artillery carriage carrying the coffin of the late president passing a street lined with people paying their respects in Hanoi. Photo: Reuters
Vietnam held an emotional memorial for president Tran Dai Quang in Hanoi before his body in a red coffin was carried on a cannon carriage through the city with weeping residents and police lining the streets to bid him a final farewell.
A long-serving communist stalwart and former national police chief, Quang was celebrated for his dedication to the country that he spent much of his career serving.
“The leader with many contributions to the country bid farewell to us … a great loss for the family and the nation,” Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong said at a ceremony on Thursday.
Source: AFP
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