Vietnam Airlines’ ART72 craft coded VN103 carrying General Vo Nguyen Giap’s coffin on board departed from NoiBaiInternationalAirport and is heading for DongHoiAirport.
The plane is scheduled to arrive at DongHoiAirport at 12.00am, from which General Giap’s coffin will be driven to Vung Chua-Yen island for the interment.
His coffin was driven into a motorcade, travelling past Hanoi’s major streets of Tran Thanh Tong, Le Thanh Tong, August Revolution Square, Trang Tien, Hang Khay, Trang Thi, Dien Bien Phu, Doc Lap, Hoang Van Thu, Hoang Dieu, Tran Phu, Son Tay, Kim Ma, Cau Giay, and Pham Van Dong, and heading for Noi Bai international airport. Especially, the motorcade stopped in front of General Giap’s private house at
Hoang Dieu Street
.
The Vietnam Airlines plane – ATR 72 – transported the coffin to Dong Hoi airport in Quang Binh.
His coffin will be again driven into a motorcade to travel along
National Highway
1A to his final resting place in Vung Chua-Yen island.
Earlier, the organizing board of General Vo Nguyen Giap’s funeral has decided to extend the funeral service till 06.00am on October 13 instead of 21.00pm on October 12 as planned. The announcement came after tens of thousands of mourners have been converging on the national funeral house in Hanoi to pay their final respects to General Giap. Many mourners, who come from across the country, including elderly people, were present at the national funeral house as early as at 04-05.am on October 12.
Following are photos about the funeral broadcast live on Vietnam Television
Party, State, National Assembly, Government and Vietnam Fatherland Front leaders filing past the casket, paying their last respects to the General (Source: VOV)
Vietnamese leaders are carrying General Giap's coffin to the gun carriage (Source: VOV)
General Giap's coffin was placed on a gun carriage (Source: VOV)
The motorcade is moving slowly past Hanoi's major streets before heading for Noi Bai International Airport (Source: VOV)
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