European Parliament President David Sassoli dies age 65
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European Parliament President David Sassoli has died in Italy, according to a Tweet from his spokesman early Tuesday local time.
"The @EP_President David Sassoli passed away at 1.15 a.m. on 11 January at the CRO in Aviano (PN), Italy, where he was hospitalized. The date and place of the funeral will be communicated in the next few hours," spokesman Roberto Cuillo said.
On Monday, Cuillo said Sassoli had been in hospital in Italy since December 26, because of a serious complication due to a dysfunction of his immune system.
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