Supporters of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny queued in long lines as his body was transported to the church in Moscow before his burial on Friday. Navalny, President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critic inside Russia, died at the age of 47 in an Arctic penal colony on February 16, sparking accusations from his supporters that he had been murdered. The Kremlin has denied any state involvement in his death. Tension is high ahead of his funeral because the authorities have outlawed his movement as extremist and cast his supporters as U.S. backed troublemakers. Previous gatherings of his supporters have been broken up by force. There was heavy security at the church, surrounded by metal crash barriers with dozens of police vehicles parked nearby.
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Headline: Alexei Navalny’s body transported to church as Russians defy Putin to pay last respects
