Vietnam Communist Party chief's funeral draws thousands of mourners

People line up to visit the national funeral house to pay respects to Vietnam's General Secretary of the Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 26, 2024. People line up to pay respects to Vietnam's General Secretary of the Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 26, 2024.

Thousands of mourners gathered in Hanoi on Friday for the second day of the funeral of the man who dominated Vietnamese politics for over a decade, Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.