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The last respects to the Pope (2): cardinal Ratzinger began funeral cerimony

Rome, Italy - Television cameras on police choppers are filming the event

At 10:00am Karol Wojtyla’s coffin got out of Basilica, greeted with a big applause and it was put down San Peter parvis. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger began the funeral cerimony served in latin. Meanwhile world televisions are filming from the sky the event by cameras put abroad Italian police helicopters: at 10:00am the absolute flight prohibition started and all aircraft were forced to land. Some 1300 a...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 118114
Rome, Italy, 04/08/2005 12:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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