Raw: Castro's Ashes Travel Across Cuba

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Thousands of Cubans lined the streets of Havana on Wednesday to bid goodbye to their late leader Fidel Castro, as his ashes began a four-day journey across the country he ruled for nearly 50 years.
A small Cuban-flag covered casket containing the remains of the leader left the capital's Plaza of the Revolution for the journey to their final resting place in the eastern city of Santiago.
Crowds waved Cuban flags and chanted "I am Fidel" as the convoy passed by.
The route traces in reverse the victory tour Castro and his bearded rebels took after overthrowing the forces of strongman Fulgencio Batista in 1959.
The crowds at the rally and along Wednesday's procession route were a mix of people attending on their own and groups of Cubans organized by government workplaces, where attendance was not strictly obligatory but with strong pressure to attend.
Some groups of government workers slept on the streets because all public transport had been commandeered to move people to Castro-related activities.
The 90-year-old died on Friday.

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