Chavez's coffin taken to streets, crowds mourn

Chavez's coffin taken to streets, crowds mourn

ROUGH CUT - NO REPORTER NARRATIONbr br STORY: The coffin of deceased Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez was brought out of a military hospital onto the streets of Caracas on Wednesday, where grieving multitudes gathered to honor him.br br Soldiers placed the coffin on a car, where it was driven outside of the hospital. "Chavez to the pantheon!" shouted supporters, referring to a mausoleum he had built to house the remains of independence hero Simon Bolivar.br br Authorities have not yet said where Chavez will be buried after his state funeral on Friday.


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Uploaded: 2013-03-06

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