The former Lebanese prime minister, Rafik Hariri, was buried today at the Mohammed al-Amin mosque in the capital, Beirut.
Mr Hariri died when a suspected suicide car bomb exploded near his motorcade in the city last Monday, killing at least 15 people and injuring about 120 others.
His coffin made its way to its final resting place from Mr Hariri's home accompanied by thousands of mourners and amid a heavy security presence.
Lebanese opposition figures have claimed that the authorities in Lebanon and Syria were involved in Monday's assassination, but this has been strongly denied.
Representatives of the Lebanese government were not formally invited to today's ceremony.
The UN Security Council has asked Secretary-General Kofi Annan for an urgent report on the killing and has pressed Syria to pull its forces out of the country.
Mr Hariri was a leading opponent of Syria's continued military presence in the country.
The capital has been put on a high state of alert after the massive car bomb attack, which was the first major violence in the city for 15 years.
