Coffin arrived with Kohl in Speyer

speyer - The chest with the body of former Chancellor Kohl has arrived in Speyer. Accompanied by several police boats, the ship 'Mainz' put in the afternoon on the banks of the Rhine near Speyer's dome on Saturday.

In short, three helicopters from the federal police were flown over the pier in V formation. An eight-member militant military battalion carried the chest on board. A funeral car then brought it to the Dom, where he was born for a mis. Along the way were many people when the convoy passed.

After the fog and a military ceremony, Kohl is buried in family circle at a nearby cemetery in Speyer during the evening.