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Diego Maradona coffin photos see three funeral workers fired, Argentina continues to mourn
Three funeral workers have been fired for posing for photos alongside the body of football star Diego Maradona shortly before his funeral.
Key points:
- One of the men photographed with Maradona’s body said it was not planned
- He said he had been receiving death threats
- Argentina continues to mourn the footballer
The images were distributed across social media, creating outrage, even death threats, across Argentina, which venerates Maradona.
The charismatic football player, world champion with the Argentine national team in the 1986 World Cup, died on Wednesday at his home in the suburbs of Buenos Aires due to heart failure.
Tens of thousands lined up for a chance to file past his body at the nation’s presidential palace on Thursday.
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