![Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190727_2_37530319_46394005.jpg?w=795&h=538&ssl=1 "Funeral of late Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi")
Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190727_2_37530319_46394000-scaled.jpg?w=397&h=264&ssl=1 "Funeral of late Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi")
Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190727_2_37530319_46393991.jpg?w=397&h=270&ssl=1 "Funeral of late Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi")
Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190727_2_37530319_46393999.jpg?w=488&h=325&ssl=1 "Funeral of late Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi")
Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190727_2_37530319_46394004.jpg?w=470&h=325&ssl=1 "Funeral of late Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi")
Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190727_2_37530319_46394003.jpg?w=230&h=325&ssl=1 "Funeral of late Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi")
Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190727_2_37530319_46393997.jpg?w=395&h=261&ssl=1 "Funeral of late Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi")
Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190727_2_37530319_46393993.jpg?w=395&h=263&ssl=1 "Funeral of late Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi")
Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190727_2_37530319_46394002.jpg?w=797&h=528&ssl=1 "Funeral of late Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi")
Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190727_2_37530319_46394001.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Funeral of late Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi")
Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
![Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190727_2_37530319_46393992.jpg?w=596&h=397&ssl=1 "Funeral of late Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi")
Tunisian people react as they wait for the arrival of convoy carrying the coffin of late Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi during his state funeral the eastern suburb of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, 27 July 2019 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency]
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