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Funeral service for French ex-president Chirac begins: AFP
PARIS, Sept 30, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A funeral service attended by dozens of
world leaders began in Paris on Monday for France’s former president Jacques
Chirac who died last week aged 86, AFP correspondents said.
President Vladimir Putin of Russia and former US leader Bill Clinton were
among the mourners at the Saint-Sulpice church in central Paris as France
held a national day of mourning for its president who served from 1995-2007.
BSS/AFP/ARS/1630 hrs