Christians and Jews joined Muslims in mourning the death of Muhammad
Ali at a packed mosque in the boxing legend's hometown of Louisville,
Kentucky, on Sunday night, where he was remembered as an ambassador for
all humanity.
Ali — the three-time world heavyweight boxing
champion who grew up in Louisville as Cassius Marcellus Clay before he
took his Muslim name in the 1960s — died Friday of septic shock from natural causes. The man universally hailed as The Greatest was 74 and debilitated by Parkinson's disease.
Ali's body was returned Sunday to Louisville,
where a public memorial service is planned for Friday. He was
accompanied by his wife, Lonnie, and other family members and friends,
said Bob Gunnell, a family spokesman.
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