Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (front left), Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (far right) along with leaders and soldiers carry the coffin of the late General Vo Nguyen Giap during his funeral ceremony at the National Funeral House in Hanoi on Sunday. AFP PHOTO
QUANG BINH: Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese lined the streets on Sunday for the funeral of independence hero Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap who orchestrated the country’s stunning wartime victories over France and the United States (US).