Uzbek president buried in Samarkand

Uzbekistan’s late President Islam Karimov was buried in Samarkand, in the Shah-i-Zinda cemetery next to his parents on September 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.