Uzbek President dies, funeral announced

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2016-09-03T10:51:11+05:00 News Desk

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.

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