BOSNIA-POLITICS-IZETBEGOVIC-FUNERAL

Bosnians carry the body of former president Alija Izetbegovic, wrapped in the national flag during his funeral procession in Sarajevo, 22 October 2003. Izetbegovic, a former hero of Bosnian Muslim resistance during the siege of Sarajevo, who led the country to independance from communist Yugoslavia, died of heart failure last Sunday in Sarajevo's main hospital at the age of 78. Over 150.000 people gathered in Sarajevo to pay their respects. AFP PHOTO ELVIS BARUKCIC COPYRIGHT SCANPIX SWEDEN Code: 444