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New Delhi: Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s state funeral began in Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan Hall on Tuesday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian PM Anthony Albanense are among other leaders present at the funeral service.
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Abe’s wife, Akie Abe carried his ashes into Budokan Hall where thousands of mourners gathered for the event. Dressed in black kimono, Akie carried her husband’s ashes as a 19-gun salute sounded, reported news agency AFP.
A video played in the memory of 67-year old Abe threw light on various aspect of his personal and public lives. The video which started with Abe playing a video showed glimpses of him interacting with the public and his attendance at various global events and his moments with global leaders. The video also featured Abe’s visit to India and hsi meeting with PM Modi.
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