Uzbek president buried in Samarkand
Uzbekistan’s late President Islam Karimov was buried in Samarkand, in the Shah-i-Zinda cemetery next to his parents on September 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 September 2 after suffering a stroke.
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