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'Goodbye my president': Supporters cry for Chavez

Throngs of Venezuelans crowded the streets of Caracas on Wednesday, many clad in red, waving flags and weeping in a final goodbye to late president Hugo Chavez as he was taken through the capital.

Hugo Chavez supporters cry in front of the Military Hospital on March 6, 2013, a day after his death in Caracas. Chavez supporters paid tribute to the late Venezuelan leader outside his Caracas military hospital on Wednesday, weeping as they bade farewell to their hero.

Some watched from apartment windows, others climbed fences to get a better view and many held up smartphones to take pictures of the flag-draped coffin adorned with flowers. Many shouted "I love you Chavez!"

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