Ashdown, former leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats, dies

Updated: 2018-12-23 06:13

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FILE PHOTO: Former Liberal Democrat party leader Paddy Ashdown holds a toy Parrot during his address to the party's spring conference in Liverpool, northern England, March 13, 2015. [Photo/Agencies]

LONDON, Dec 22 - Paddy Ashdown, the former leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats, has died after a short illness, his party said on Saturday. He was 77.

"It is with great sadness that we announce that Paddy Ashdown passed away earlier this evening following a short illness," the party said on Twitter.

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