Thousands gather as Peru’s late president lies in state

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Thousands gather as Peru’s late president ***** in state

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Keiko Fujimori cried next to her father’s coffin during his wake at the Culture Ministry in Lima

Thousands of people in Peru have been paying their respects to the late President, Alberto Fujimori, who ***** at the age of 86 after serving prison time for *********** and human rights abuses.

Long queues formed outside the Culture Ministry in Lima where Fujimori’s body is lying in state.

Among the first to arrive was incumbent President Dina Boluarte who has declared three days of national mourning.

Critics say the government has gone too far by honouring a man who was convicted of serious ******* during the ****** against Shining Path rebels in the 1990s.

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Supporters held up an image of Fujimori while they waited for his hearse to pass in Lima

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There was a heavy security presence as the hearse passed

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An aerial shot shows Fujimori’s coffin, draped in a Peruvian national flag, being taken out of the hearse

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Several congressmen carried the coffin of Fujimori

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Keiko and Kenji Fujimori, children of the late president, accepted condolences from relatives

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Thousands of people gathered to ****** to pay their respects

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Supporters expressed their grief

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But not everyone mourned. This woman shouted against Fujimori – a man who ruled Peru with an iron fist and then spent 16 years in prison for ******* against humanity

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