A Vietnam War veteran lines up in the compound of late General Vo Nguyen Giap's residence in Hanoi on October 6, 2013 to pay homage to the independence hero.
Hanoi (AFP) - Thousands of mourners gathered outside the Hanoi house of Vietnam's revered General Vo Nguyen Giap on Sunday to pay their last respects to the wildly-popular independence hero following his death.
Well-wishers carrying bunches of yellow flowers and packets of incense queued for hours to enter the French colonial villa in the heart of the communist country's capital.
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