Ainun remains arrives at heroes' cemetery for funeral

The remains of former first lady Hasri Ainun Habibie, the wife of former president B.J. Habibie, arrived at Kalibata Heroes' Cemetery on late Tuesday morning in South Jakarta for the funeral ceremony to be led by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

A military procession immediately started following the arrival.

The body had been lied in state at Habibie's private residence in South Jakarta.

Vice President Boediono is also expected to attend the ceremony.

Ainun died at Ludwig-Maximillians-Universitat Hospital in Munich, Germany, on Saturday afternoon due to an illness. She was 72 years old.