Body of Alex Salmond lands in Scotland on private flight

The Alba leader was given a guard of honour before his final journey home.

The body of former First Minister Alex Salmond returned to Scotland today, nearly a week after his sudden death.

A private flight carrying his coffin touched down in Aberdeen this afternoon and was met by his family, friends, and the lament of a lone piper.

Earlier, there’d been a minute’s silence on the runway in North Macedonia, where he died after speaking at a conference.

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