Vietnam’s late president to be buried in home province

Tran Dai Quang, wh died suddenly on Friday from a rare virus, was widely criticised for his crackdown on political dissent.

The body of Vietnam‘s former president is on its way to his home province for burial, after a state funeral was held in the capital Hanoi.

Tran Dai Quang died suddenly on Friday from a rare virus.

There were two days of national mourning for Quang, who was widely criticised for his crackdown on political dissent.

Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay reports from Hanoi.