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Sombre mood at Masjid Negara as VIPs, family members pay respects to Taib Mahmud

By Gerard Gimino

KUALA LUMPUR: A sombre atmosphere has settled around Masjid Negara here as funeral prayers are carried out for the late former Sarawak governor Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud on Wednesday (Feb 21) morning.

Abdul Taib’s remains were brought to the main prayer hall of the national mosque at 10.20am.

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