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Flags lowered to half-mast nationwide for former President Tran Duc Luong

VOV.VN - A ceremony to lower the national flag to half-mast was held at 6 a.m. on May 24 at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi to mark a two-day national mourning for former President Tran Duc Luong.

At 6 a.m. on May 24, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Command conducts a ceremony to lower the national flag to half-mast at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi.

A black ribbon is attached to the national flag during the flag salute ceremony at Ba Dinh Square.

The national flag is flown at half-mast at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi at 6 a.m. on May 24, marking the start of the two-day national mourning for former President Tran Duc Luong.

National flags fly at half-mast at public buildings during national mourning for former President Tran Duc Luong who passed away on May 20 at the age of 88.

The national flag is flown at half-mast at the National Assembly House in Hanoi.

At the Hanoi Flag Tower

At the headquarters of Hanoi municipal People’s Committee

The Voice of Vietnam (VOV) lowers its flag to half-mast at its Hanoi headquarters in tribute to former President Tran Duc Luong.

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