John McCain memorial: Washington pays homage

Members of the US Congress have gathered to commemorate the late Republican Senator John McCain, who died last week at the age of 81.

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Image caption, A military honour guard carried the flag-draped coffin up the stairs of the US Capitol, just before 11:00 (15:00 GMT) on Friday.

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Image caption, John McCain's widow, Cindy, and his sons Jack (C) and James (R) watched the coffin being carried in

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Image caption, John McCain is the 31st person to lie in state at the Capitol Rotunda in 166 years

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Image caption, Cindy McCain leant over the coffin

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Image caption, Mr McCain's mother Roberta, 106, and granddaughter Meghan also attended, along with his seven children and hundreds of members of Congress

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Image caption, Vice-President Mike Pence said Mr McCain would be missed: "As President [Donald] Trump said yesterday [Thursday], we respect his service to the country."

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Image caption, John McCain's funeral will take place at the Washington National Cathedral on Saturday.

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