Tens of thousands of people have paid their respects for former King Norodom Sihanouk, who died in October of 2012.
Cremation of Former King Sihanouk Takes Place in Cambodia
![Fireworks explode over the Tonle Sap River for the cremation of Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 4, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/753D3B05-0E46-4B54-85F0-45F1D0B062F5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks explode over the Tonle Sap River for the cremation of Cambodia's former King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 4, 2013.
![Cambodian Queen Monique receives condolences at the crematorium site of her husband, the late King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 4, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/155D853D-0E57-4F7C-9F1D-EB7D576B4DF5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cambodian Queen Monique receives condolences at the crematorium site of her husband, the late King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 4, 2013.
![Cambodians pray near the cremation of former King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 4, 2013. (R. Carmichael/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/6A38E398-9245-4A2E-B070-A3BA5C3ABF7D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Cambodians pray near the cremation of former King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 4, 2013. (R. Carmichael/VOA)
![The coffin carrying the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in a funeral procession leaves the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, February 1, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/FC4501BC-2FC7-44E6-9371-D2E24CA54443_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The coffin carrying the late former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in a funeral procession leaves the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, February 1, 2013.