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Shane Warne’s body returns home to Australia

A private jet, transporting the coffin of Australian cricket player Shane Warne, arrives at Melbourne airport from Bangkok on Thursday, after the cricketer died on Koh Samui on Friday. (AFP photo)

MELBOURNE: 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 Don Mueang airport.

His family is reportedly organising a private memorial.

Warne, adored by fans as the “king of spin” who bamboozled opposing batters, will be honoured with a state memorial at the Melbourne…

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