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Uzbek president buried in Samarkand

Uzbekistan Materials 3 September 2016 14:36 (UTC +04:00)
Uzbekistan’s late President Islam Karimov was buried in Samarkand, in the Shah-i-Zinda cemetery next to his parents on Sept. 3.
Uzbek president buried in Samarkand

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Sept. 3

By Demir Azizov – Trend:

Uzbekistan’s late President Islam Karimov was buried in Samarkand, in the Shah-i-Zinda cemetery next to his parents on Sept. 3, the commission arranging the funeral told Trend.

Several thousands of people – townspeople, politicians and foreign delegations – said their last farewell to Islam Karimov.

Three-day mourning has been declared in Uzbekistan over Karimov’s death.

Islam Karimov passed away Sept. 2 after suffering a stroke.

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