People Of Cambodia Left Grief-Stricken With Death Of Former King Norodom Sihanouk

Monks from Takeo province, southwestern Cambodia, and nuns pray outside the gate of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh after the death of former King Norodom Sihanouk, Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Sihanouk died of a heart attack Monday in Beijing, where he had been receiving medical treatment since January for a variety of ailments. He was 89. <AP Photo>

Cambodians pray in front of the main gate of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, to mourn the death of former King Norodom Sihanouk Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. <AP Photo/Heng Sinith>

In this photo released by China’s Xinhua News Agency, Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, right, shakes hands with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at the airport in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012. Sihamoni and Hun Sen flew to Beijing on Monday morning to retrieve the body of former King Norodom Sihanouk who died at the age of 89 on Monday. <AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhao Yishen>

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L) visits Cambodian Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk to express condolences and sympathies for the death of Cambodian King-Father Norodom Sihanouk in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 15, 2012. <Xinhua/Lan Hongguang>

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