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Urgent: Uzbek President Islam Karimov dies at 78 after suffering stroke -- government

Xinhua, September 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

Uzbek President Islam Karimov died on Friday at the age of 78 after being hospitalized following a stroke on Aug. 27, the Uzbek government confirmed.

His funeral will be held on Saturdayin the historic town of Samarkand, where he was born, a government statement said. Endit