The death of United States Senator John McCain has prompted an outpouring of tributes to the Vietnam War hero who has been a dominant figure in US politics for decades.
McCain, a prisoner of war and six-term Arizona senator, had been battling glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, discovered by his doctors in July 2017. He also had surgery for an intestinal infection in April of this year.
His family announced on Friday that he was discontinuing further cancer treatment.
He died the next day in his home state of Arizona at age 81.
McCain was a prominent critic of President Donald Trump. His family has said he did not want Trump to attend his funeral service, where former presidents George W Bush and Barack Obama are expected to speak.
According to al Jazeera News, McCain will lie in state in the Arizona Capitol on Wednesday, the day he would have turned 82 years old. After that service, his body will be taken to Washington on Thursday, and will lie in state in the Capitol on Friday.
A national memorial service will be held at Washington’s National Cathedral on Saturday after which, he will be taken to Annapolis, Maryland, where he will be laid to rest.
