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Body of Scottish independence champion Alex Salmond flown home from North Macedonia
The body of former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond is on its way back to Scotland on a private jet, six days after the politician died suddenly in North Macedonia
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Alex Salmond's body brought back to Scotland
The body of the former first minister of Scotland is flown home from North Macedonia where he died last weekend.
Plane carrying Alex Salmond’s body takes off from North Macedonia
The plane carrying the body of the former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond has taken off from North Macedonia, bound for Aberdeen.Mr Salmond died on Saturday from a heart attack while speaking at a conference in the city of Ohrid in the country’s south west.
Alex Salmond’s body begins final journey back to Scotland as coffin draped in Saltire leaves North Macedonia
THE body of former First Minister Alex Salmond has begun its final journey back to Scotland. Former SNP MP and Alba Party chairwoman Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh was among those who placed a saltire on
Alex Salmond ready to be brought home from North Macedonia, say officials
The UK government has been urged to allow the RAF to fly the ex-first minister's body directly to Scotland.
Alex Salmond's body to be returned to Scotland - with private individual paying for flight after request to use RAF rejected
The former first minister of Scotland died on Saturday, at the age of 69, during a trip to Ohrid in North Macedonia. UK MPs had been among those calling for the Royal Air Force to help out with bringing his body back home.
Alex Salmond’s body to be repatriated from North Macedonia on privately-funded flight
Mr MacAskill also expressed the Salmond family’s appreciation to the North Macedonian Government, for “expediting” the process of releasing Mr Salmond’s body and the Scottish and UK governments for their work in securing his repatriation.
Alex Salmond dies of heart attack at 69 in North Macedonia
Alex Salmond, former First Minister of Scotland, dies of heart attack in North Macedonia at 69, efforts underway to repatriate his body.
Salmond's body to be brought home on private flight
A private individual is paying for a charter flight to bring Alex Salmond’s body back to Scotland from North Macedonia. The former first minister died suddenly from a heart attack in the Balkan country on Saturday at the age of 69.
Body of former first minister Alex Salmond expected to arrive in Scotland
The body of the former first minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, is expected to be flown into Scotland later today. It emerged on Thursday that businessman Sir Tom Hunter paid for a chartered flight to repatriate the body of the Alba Party leader from North Macedonia, where he died of a heart attack on Saturday.
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Body of Scottish independence champion Alex Salmond soon to be flown home from North Macedonia
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The former first minister, 69, collapsed at an event in North Macedonia on Saturday after suffering a heart attack.