Huge crowd attends Montenegro funeral of bishop who died with coronavirus

Thousands gathered by an open coffin with Bishop Amfilohije’s body during the liturgy and and funeral outside a church in the capital Podgorica, Montenegro (Risto Bozovic/AP)

Thousands of people have poured into the streets in Montenegro despite soaring coronavirus infections to mourn the death of the top Serbian Orthodox Church bishop in the country.

Huge crowds gathered around the main church in the capital where the body of Bishop Amfilohije was brought in an open coffin ahead of Sunday’s funeral.