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MILAN (AP) — Italy’s political, business and soccer elite bade farewell to former Premier Silvio Berlusconi with a state funeral inside Milan’s imposing Duomo cathedral on Wednesday, while thousands of
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Italy s political, business and soccer elite bade farewell to former Premier Silvio Berlusconi with a state funeral inside Milan s imposing Duomo cathedral on Wednesday, while thousands of ordinary admirers and soccer fans waved banners and chanted in the piazza outside. World News | Many of Italy s Elite Turn out for Ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi s State Funeral in Milan.
Former Premier Silvio Berlusconi was honored Wednesday with a state funeral in Milan’s Duomo cathedral and a day of national mourning as his legacy positive or negative was being hotly debated among Italians. Thousands of people outside the Duomo, including fans from Berlusconi's beloved AC Milan football club, erupted in applause as a sign of respect as his rose-draped casket was hoisted out of the hearse and into the cathedral for the funeral Mass.