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Thousands attended the funeral of Alexei Navalny in Moscow after his death in an Arctic penal colony. Navalny crusaded against corruption and organized protests. His body was released after a battle with authorities. The funeral procession marched to Borisovskoye Cemetery.

The service followed a battle with authorities over the release of the body of President Vladimir Putin's fiercest critic, whose death is still unexplained.

Under a heavy police presence, thousands of people bade farewell Friday to Alexei Navalny at his funeral in Moscow after his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in an Arctic penal colony.

Under a heavy police presence, hundreds of people bade farewell in Moscow to Alexei Navalny at his funeral ...

Thousands of people bade farewell to Alexei Navalny at his funeral in Moscow after his still-unexplained death two weeks ago in a penal colony.

Western diplomats, including U.S. Ambassador Lynn Tracy, were among those who attended, along with presidential hopefuls Boris Nadezhdin and Yekaterina Duntsova

His coffin was taken to a cemetery after a short funeral service in the church.

The funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died earlier this month in a remote Arctic penal colony will take place Friday in Moscow after several locations declined to host the service, his spokesperson said.

Navalnys funeral set to be held Friday

Russian Police have installed metal fences outside the Mother of God church in Moscow, where Vladimir Putin's rival Alexei Navalny's funeral is set to take place on Friday