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People traveled to the champion boxer’s hometown to attend the Islamic funeral service on Thursday and an interfaith serv

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Brandon Liggons, 2 years old, holds an image of Muhammad Ali during the Thursday funeral procession as part of an interfaith service for the three-time heavyweight boxing champion in Louisville, Kentucky.

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Mourners hold signs outside Ali's childhood home during the funeral procession.

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A man holds prayer beads ahead of the Jenazah.

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Nahed Ahmed Zeead, 51, originally from Iraq, takes part in the funeral prayer.

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The coffin of Ali arrives for the Jenazah. Thousands of people attended both Thursday and Friday's services to mourn the late boxer.

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Ali Aldhefary joined about 14,000 others to take part in the Jenazah for Ali in his hometown. The service was held on June 9, 2016 in Freedom Hall where Ali defeated Willi Besmanoff in 1961. 

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Laila Ali (center), daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, attends the Jenazah prayer service.

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The coffin of the late boxing champion arrives in Louisville Kentucky. Ali died on Friday of septic shock in an Arizona Hosptial.

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (center) arrives to take part in the Jenazah.

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A girl shows her entry ticket to the Jenazah. On Friday June 10, people will gather to partake in an interfaith service at the KFC Yum Center.

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Reverend Jesse Jackson (right) attends the funeral service.

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Thousands of admirers came to Ali's hometown to attend the service on Thursday.

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Boxer promoter Don King (center) and former world champion boxer and gold medalist Sugar Ray Leonard (right) attend the Jenazah.

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A woman holds the Quran during the Islamic funeral prayer. Ali joined the Nation of Islam and adopted an Islamic name in 1964.

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Reverend Jackson mourns Ali during Thursday's service. On Friday, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, and comedian Billy Crystal will join thousands of others to take part in an interfaith service and final goodbye. 

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