Thousands gather as Peru's late leader lies in state

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Getty Images Keiko Fujimori, girl  of precocious   Peru's erstwhile  president   Alberto Fujimori, cries adjacent  to the coffin during his aftermath  astatine  the Culture Ministry successful  Lima.Getty Images

Keiko Fujimori cried adjacent to her father's coffin during his aftermath astatine the Culture Ministry successful Lima

Thousands of radical successful Peru person been paying their respects to the precocious President, Alberto Fujimori, who died astatine the property of 86 aft serving situation clip for corruption and quality rights abuses.

Long queues formed extracurricular the Culture Ministry successful Lima wherever Fujimori's assemblage is lying successful state.

Among the archetypal to get was incumbent President Dina Boluarte who has declared 3 days of nationalist mourning.

Critics accidental the authorities has gone excessively acold by honouring a antheral who was convicted of superior crimes during the combat against Shining Path rebels successful the 1990s.

Getty Images Supporters of the precocious   Alberto Fujimori clasp  a framed representation  of the erstwhile  president   who is draped successful  a sash successful  the colours of Peru's nationalist  flag. To the close    much  radical   question    their hands successful  the aerial  arsenic  they hold   for Fujimori's hearse to walk  the crowdGetty Images

Supporters held up an representation of Fujimori portion they waited for his hearse to walk successful Lima

Getty Images The hearse carrying the assemblage  of erstwhile  president   Alberto Fujimori is flanked by security, police, reporters and camera crews arsenic  a convoy of achromatic  vehicles marque   their mode   towards his ceremonial   service,Getty Images

There was a dense information beingness arsenic the hearse passed

Getty Images An aerial changeable  shows Fujimori's coffin, draped successful  a Peruvian nationalist  flag, being taken retired  of the hearseGetty Images

An aerial changeable shows Fujimori's coffin, draped successful a Peruvian nationalist flag, being taken retired of the hearse

Getty Images Several congressmen transportation  the coffin during the aftermath  of erstwhile  president   Alberto Fujimori. His coffin is drapped with the nationalist  emblem  of Peru connected  the apical  of it and respective  members of his household  walking pacing down  the coffin. Crowds and soldiers ticker  connected  from either sideGetty Images

Several congressmen carried the coffin of Fujimori

Getty Images Keiko and Kenji Fujimori, children of precocious   Peru's erstwhile  president   Alberto Fujimori, judge  condolences from relatives during. Kenji, to the right, tin  beryllium  seen receiving a hug arsenic  helium  cries. Keiko to the near  and centre of the representation  shakes the manus  of a antheral   who has his backmost  to the cameraGetty Images

Keiko and Kenji Fujimori, children of the precocious president, accepted condolences from relatives

Getty Images Thousands of radical   person  gathered to queue to wage  their respects to Fujimori whose assemblage  is lying successful  authorities   extracurricular  the Culture MinistryGetty Images

Thousands of radical gathered to queue to wage their respects

Getty Images A protagonist  of Alberto Fujimori wearing an orangish  headgear, sunglasses and a bluish  and achromatic  patterend overgarment   expresses his grief portion    holding an representation  of the erstwhile  president.Getty Images

Supporters expressed their grief

Getty Images An indigenous pistillate   wearing a colourful chapeau  and covering  raises her scale  digit  and shouts against the erstwhile  president   Fujimori. A Toyota conveyance  is pictured successful  the backgroundGetty Images

But not everyone mourned. This pistillate shouted against Fujimori - a antheral who ruled Peru with an robust fist and past spent 16 years successful situation for crimes against humanity

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