World
leaders joined thousands of people to pay their final respects to
Singapore's 'founding father' Lee Kuan Yew earlier today.
Crowds
of Singaporeans waving flags braved heavy rain and lined the streets to
catch a last glimpse of Lee as his coffin was taken by gun carriage on a
15km procession.See more pictures after the cut...
Leader
of the House of Commons William Hague, former U.S. President Bill
Clinton and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also attended the ceremony
alongside 2,200 other people.
Lee, who
died aged 91 on Monday, was Singapore's first prime minister and is
credited with transforming the country from a small, colonial British
trading port into one of the world's wealthiest city states.
His
death has prompted an unprecedented show of mourning. Prime Minister
Lee Hsien Loong, Lee's son, battled tears as he delivered a 40-minute
eulogy in English, Malay and Chinese.
He said: 'His was the original Singapore Roar - passionate, formidable and indomitable.
'To those who seek Mr Lee Kuan Yew's monument, Singaporeans can reply proudly: "Look around you."'
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