Washington Pays Homage to Reagan

World | June 10, 2004, Thursday // 00:00

The body of former US President Ronald Reagan arrived at the US Capitol, where it will lie in state ahead of Friday's full state funeral. The coffin was borne through Washington DC on a horse-drawn carriage, accompanied by a huge military guard. Silent crowds crammed the entire route, the sombre mood only broken by the jet engines from a military fly-past. Tens of thousands are expected to pay homage to the former leader as he lies in the Capitol's rotunda.

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