[In Pictures] People bid farewell to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on the streets of Hanoi

Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese people lined the downtown streets of Hanoi to bid farewell to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. (Photo: THANH DAT)

People carry the portrait of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to express their deep condolences to the country's outstanding leader at the moment of farewell. (Photo: THANH DAT)

People stand neatly on Hang Khay Street waiting for the motorcade carrying the coffin of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. (Photo: THANH NGA)

People waiting for the funeral procession carrying the coffin of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. (Photo: THANH TRA)

The funeral procession carrying the coffin of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong passes through Hang Khay Street. (Photo: DINH TUAN)

The funeral procession moves through the intersection of Dien Bien Phu and Tran Phu. (Photo: THIEN LAM)