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People attend the funeral ceremony of the late Uzbek President Islam Karimov at Samarkand's Registan square on September 3, 2016. Uzbekistan laid strongman President Islam Karimov to rest on September 3 amid tight security, after his death triggered the deepest period of uncertainty in the country's post-Soviet history with no clear successor in view. Karimov, 78, was pronounced dead late Friday after suffering a stroke last weekend and falling into a coma, authorities said, following days of speculation about his rapidly failing health. / AFP PHOTO / HO / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Kyrgyzstan Government Press Service - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS