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