Last rites: an Orthodox priest swings a censer over the coffin
of the murdered Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, during
a burial ceremony at Troekurovskoye Cemetery in Moscow. Nemtsov, a
fierce critic of President Putin, was shot dead on a bridge near
the Kremlin wall last Friday night. Thousands of mourners queued to
view his coffin before it began its journey to the cemetery.
Several EU politicians and the Russian opposition leader Alexei
Navalny were barred from attending the funeral. Mr Navalny has
accused the Russian authorities of responsibility for the murder.
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