hundreds of thousands of mourners lined the streets of vietnam for general vo nguyen giap's funeral. we have this report. >> they waited in line for hours, to pay their last reports to the man who many in vietnam regard as a war hero. known as napoleon, general vo nguyen giap's legendary status is second to the revolutionary leader ho chi minh. general vo nguyen giap was slightly built, but his accomplishments were huge. he is remembered for using guerilla tactics to defeat u.s. and french force, despite his lack of formal military training. for a hero the government held a 2-day state funeral. the carriage carrying his coffin went through the streets. he will be remembered as the man who made vietnam who it is today. >> i don't know what to say. the only words i will say is i feel sorry. >> up to now uncle ho and general giap are in the hearts of the people. i'm touched now. >> the general has been buried in central vietnam. a place that will become a source of national pride. >> still to come on al jazeera newshour. a dying profession. why the writing is on the wall for rwanda's str

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vo nguyen giap was the last of vietnam's old guard revolutionaries. in 1954, at dien bien phu, giap effectively ended more than 70 years of french colonial rule. he went on to fight american forces, and ultimately conquered south vietnam after the u.s. withdrew. more than a million of his own troops died in the process. vo nguyen giap was 102 years old. >> woodruff: still to come on the "newshour": the tragic tale of migrants fleeing the african continent; the digital currency known as bitcoin; twitter goes public; the man who saved the government $1 billion. plus, david brooks and e.j. dionne. >> woodruff: we return now to italy where after thursday's migrant boat shiprwreck, hundreds are feared dead and search efforts have been suspended. we have a report narrated by jonathon rugman of "independent television news." >> reporter: they came to europe fleeing war and poverty and ended up nearly drowning, tantalizingly close to the mediterranean shore. italy's coast guard rescued these two african migrants, but it's reckoned more than 300 may not have s