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Vietnamese Communist leader Trong dies

THE general secretary of Vietnam’s Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, died today following months of ill health.

The Nhan Dan newspaper reported: “Mr Trong passed away at 13.38 on July 19 at the 108 Central Military Hospital due to old age and serious illness.”

Official media said a state funeral would be held.

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