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.