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DONNA BRYSON, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
06-13-2000
World Leaders Mourn Hafez Assad

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Mournful Koranic verses wailed from mosque speakers and the muffled beating of funeral drums filled the streets Tuesday as world dignitaries and ordinary Syrians alike paid tribute to Syrian President Hafez Assad, one of the Middle East's most enduring and enigmatic leaders.

Daylong funeral ceremonies began with pallbearers in camouflage fatigues and scarlet berets carrying the president's flag-draped casket from his Damascus home toward a hillside palace compound. The frenzy of ...

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