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Thousands pay respects to slain Nemtsov

Thousands of people have lined the streets of Moscow to pay their final respects to Russian oppos...
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21.32 3 Mar 2015


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Thousands pay respects to slain Nemtsov

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21.32 3 Mar 2015


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Thousands of people have lined the streets of Moscow to pay their final respects to Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead four days ago.

Mourners queued from the early hours of the morning to file past his body as it lay in state in the Sakharov Centre. His coffin was then carried to a cemetery on the outskirts of Moscow for his funeral and burial.

Former British Prime Minister John Major represented the UK at the service:

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