Uzbek president buried in Samarkand
18:03, 3 September 2016
TASHKENT. KAZINFORM Uzbekistan's late President Islam Karimov was buried in Samarkand, in the Shah-i-Zinda cemetery next to his parents on Sept. 3, the commission arranging the funeral told Trend.
Several thousands of people – townspeople, politicians and foreign delegations – said their last farewell to Islam Karimov.
Three-day mourning has been declared in Uzbekistan over Karimov’s death.
Islam Karimov passed away Sept. 2 after suffering a stroke.