Second Day of National Mourning: People lined up from 2am to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong
VN (according to Vietnam+)•July 26, 2024 08:06
Hundreds of people were present early at the National Funeral Home area to wait for their turn to pay their respects on the second day of National Mourning for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
On the National Day of Mourning, July 26, from dawn there was a long line of people lining up at the National Funeral Home No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong (Hanoi).According to the announcement of the security forces at the National Funeral Home, from 7am on the same day, people will be allowed to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. However, from early morning, hundreds of people lined up to wait their turn to pay their respects to the General Secretary.On July 25, although the authorities extended visiting hours to 12:00 p.m., thousands of people still did not have the opportunity to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.Many people from many localities lined up to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the National Funeral House.People lined up solemnly, waiting their turn to pay their respects. Some traveled hundreds, even thousands of kilometers. They came from all walks of life, regardless of age or region. All carried with them a heart of gratitude and respect.The people present at the funeral home today all felt honored and proud, because they represented nearly 100 million Vietnamese people to light a stick of incense and send it to the General Secretary.The streets surrounding the National Funeral Home are filled with people lining up to pay their respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.A citizen is sad about the passing of the country's leader.According to the announcement from the security force, people wishing to attend the funeral need to bring their citizen identification cards with chips, scan them through the QR code machine or register via the VNeID application to complete procedures at the checkpoints. The security force noted that people coming to pay their respects need to wear appropriate clothing, not bring handbags, wreaths, etc.Ms. Vu Thi Thanh (Bach Dang, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi) was one of the first people in line to pay their respects to the General Secretary. Ms. Thanh said that she had been in line until midnight and had not yet had her turn, so she arrived at the National Funeral Home at 2 a.m.Ms. Do Tuyet Minh (61 years old) from Vung Tau and her husband booked an urgent flight from 8 pm on July 25 to Hanoi. Ms. Minh said that she came to pay her respects at 12 am but there were too many people so at 3 am the couple was waiting to pay their respects to the General Secretary. "Since the day I learned that the General Secretary passed away, I have been crying. My whole family is very grateful and admires the General Secretary, the things he did made us feel very emotional. My husband and I will stay until the funeral to see him off on his final journey."Among the people lining up on Tran Hung Dao Street was Mr. Nguyen Van Que from Me Linh, Hanoi. Mr. Que said he had been there since 3 a.m., but many people had already lined up. "As a citizen and a veteran, I am very impressed by the General Secretary's dedication to the people and the country. I came here with the hope of seeing the General Secretary one last time."The memorial service for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong will take place from 1:00 p.m. on Friday, July 26, 2024.VN (according to Vietnam+)
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