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Tens of thousands of people filled the streets of the Macedonian capital Skopje on Friday to attend the funeral of President Boris Trajkovski.

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Mr Trajkovski, who died in a plane crash last week, started his last journey from the parliament where he was lying in state.

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People lined the streets to watch as his coffin passed by on its way to a cemetery for national heros.

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Kiril Trajkovski was among family members who joined the funeral procession of his 47-year-old son.

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Delegations from around 60 countries were also present to pay their respects, including Norway's Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik.

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Macedonians wept for a leader credited with bringing peace to their country...

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...and many sought to take away something to remember him by.