Chaos As Thousands Pay Homage; Raw Emotion On Display As Coffin Reaches Final Resting Place
The Herald › November 13, 2004
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AMID tumultuous scenes of raw emotion, tens of thousands of Palestinians gathered in Ramallah yesterday to bid farewell to their leader.
As the helicopter carrying Yasser Arafat's body landed in clouds of dust, a sea of mourners rushed forward to pay homage to the dead president. Such was the chaos that it took officials 25 minutes to open the aircraft's door.See the full content of this document
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Chaos As Thousands Pay Homage; Raw Emotion On Display As Coffin Reaches Final Resting Place
"We will sacrifice our blood and souls to redeem you, oh Abu Ammar (Mr Arafat's nom de guerre)," some chanted.
Young and old scaled walls and clambered on to rooftops t...See the full content of this document
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