WATCH | Plane carrying Robert Mugabe's body lands in Harare

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Flags in the capital, Harare, were flown at half-mast as the plane carrying Mugabe's body arrived.

International Airport on Wednesday, with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a large government delegation and many citizens there to pay their respects.'s body arrived. Zimbabweans paid tribute to's family members and expressed his condolences to them.was taken off the plane, escorted by soldiers and placed in front of the president's podium, while the public stood in silence. Then the military band played the national anthem.died at age 95 last Friday at a private clinic in Singapore.

Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe for almost four decades before being ousted in a military coup in November 2017.

 

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