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Added on the 07/03/2022 15:31:27 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The body of Shane Warne left Thailand early Thursday, flying back to Australia where the cricket superstar will receive a state funeral. IMAGES
A private jet flew the body of Australian cricket superstar Shane Warne home to his native Melbourne Thursday, six days after his death at the age of 52 provoked shock and grief around the world. Carrying the cricketing great's coffin wrapped in an Australian flag, a chartered Dassault Falcon 7X jet landed in the evening at Melbourne's Essendon North airport after an eight-hour flight from Bangkok. IMAGES
Images of Surat Thani Hospital, where Australian cricket superstar Shane Warne's body is sent for an autopsy. The 52-year-old died of a suspected heart attack on the on nearby holiday island Koh Samui. IMAGES
Thousands of fans arrive at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to mourn Australian cricketer Shane Warne at a state memorial for the king of spin. The legendary cricketer died at a luxury resort in Thailand this month from a suspected heart attack, aged 52, eliciting shock and grief from his millions of fans as well as prime ministers, rock stars and fellow players. Up to 65,000 people are set to be at the two-hour service. IMAGES
The body of Irish United Nations peacekeeper Private Sean Rooney, 23, who was killed after the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy came under fire near the village of Al-Aqbiya, in the south of the country, is repatriated to Dublin. IMAGES