More Than 500,000 People at Milosevic’s Funeral
FOCUS News Agency -
18 March 2006 (15:04)

Belgrade. Over 500,000 people are at official ceremony of mourning for ex Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic in center of Serbian capital Belgrade, RIA Novosti informs citing Belgrade police. Up to now there have been no incidents.

About 40 people have looked for medical help and one man died during the funeral procession in memory of Milosevic in Belgrade, RTS announced. According to RTS about 100,000 people gathered in front of Serbia and Montenegro Parliament where Milosevic’s remains are at the moment.
Russian Communist party leader Gennady Zyuganov and Vice Speaker of the Russian State Duma (Parliament) Sergey Baburin are taking part in the funeral procession which started around noon in Belgrade today, RIA Novosti informed earlier. Russian MPs were greeted by the people who shouted “Russia! Russia!”, the agency adds.


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