Tens of thousands of ‘Chavistas’ dressed in revolutionary red lined the streets of Venezuela this afternoon to witness President Hugo Chavez’s coffin being driven through the city centre.
His coffin, adorned with his country's flag, was placed on the top of a car and driven slowly to the military academy where his body will lie in state for three days before a massive state funeral on Friday.
Chavez, who was 58, died after a two-year cancer battle that has been shrouded in secrecy. And it appears his death is to take on the same level of mystery as claims emerged today that he died in a Cuban hospital instead of a military hospital in Venezuela's capital, Caracas .... http://www.dailymail.co.uk
