Ex-leader Jiang’s body arrives in Beijing

Solemn: The remains of Jiang are transferred from Shanghai aboard a special flight, in Beijing. — Reuters

Yangzhou: The body of former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin arrived in Beijing ahead of a public memorial service, as hundreds of people gathered in his hometown to pay their respects.

A special flight carrying Jiang’s remains from Shanghai, where he died on Wednesday of leukaemia and multiple organ failure, was met at the airport by President Xi Jinping, footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed.