Photo impressive images from the Vatican. Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter's Square for Pope's funerals

The funerals of Pope Francis take place on Saturday in Saint Peter Square in the Vatican. People began to arrive in the market in the morning to say goodbye to the leader of the Catholic Church.

Italian authorities expect about 200,000 people to arrive in Saint Peter Square and around it.

Impressive images from the Vatican show how the believers crowded the market where Pope Francis was blessed on Sunday for the last time.

Increased security measures

For this event, in which dozens of heads of state are expected to participate, the security measures have been enhanced throughout Rome.

Numerous streets in the city center will remain closed for the passage of the coffin that will be moved to a funeral procession from Saint Peter to Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, EFE reports.

Also, 4,000 law enforcement agencies and another 4,000 volunteers of civil protection around San Pietro and in other parts of the city, as well as the sniper were carried out along the route through which the delegations will pass.

Teams of geniuses, canine units and police officers who also patrol on the Tiber river have been held, while the Fire Brigade will carry out units against nuclear, bacteriological, chemical and radiological threats.

In addition, the defense will carry out anti-drone systems, Eurofighter fighter jets and a destroyer off the coast of Fiumicino, and the agents are also equipped with “anti-Drone Bazooka”.

Only in the market area, the health service will have 55 teams, 11 advanced medical stations and 52 ambulances, and the nearby Santo Spirito Hospital, only a few meters from the Vatican, is fully equipped and prepared for any eventuality.