Uzbekistan is preparing to bury President Islam Karimov following his death at the age of 78 this week.
Earlier, thousands of people lined the streets of Taskkent on Saturday as the late leader's cortege headed to the capital's airport. His funeral is set to take place later in his hometown of Samarkand.
The government, which has declared three days of national mourning, only confirmed Karimov's death on Friday, six days after he was taken to hospital following a stroke.
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