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U2's Bono attending Pavarotti funeral

Funeral taking place in hometown

U2's Bono Is attendeding the funeral of Pavarotti today (September 8).

It is taking place in the cathedral of his home town Modena in northern Italy.

As well as Bono, tenors Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras are also attending.

Pavarotti, who died on Thursday (September 6) aged 71, will be laid to rest in the cemetery close to his home in Modena.

The Italian and English football teams are to play 'Nessun Dorma' before their respective Euro 2008 qualifying matches today - against France and Israel - as a mark of respect to the late singer.

As previously reported Bono wrote a moving speech to the opera singer who collaborated with U2 on the song 'Miss Sarajevo' credited to The Passengers in 1995.

He called him : “A great and generous friend,” reports BBC.
 

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