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Saudis bury King Fahd with simple ceremony

MODEST FUNERAL The late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia was buried in an unmarked grave yesterday after an austere service attended by the world's Muslim leaders

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Abdullah, the fifth son of Saudi Arabia's founder King Abdul-Aziz to ascend the throne, is a cautious reformer who has overseen modest economic and political liberalization.

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