Uzbek President dies, funeral announced
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MOSCOW (APP) - Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov will be buried Saturday, state television said after announcing the death of the 78-year-old strongman leader.
A state television presenter said that a government commission led by Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev will organise his burial "in the city of Samarkand on September 3" and declare three days of national mourning.
