Alex Salmond’s coffin was draped in a Saltire ahead of the plane bringing him home to Scotland taking off.
Mr Salmond died on Saturday from a heart attack while speaking at a conference in the city of Ohrid in North Macedonia.
The flight, which was chartered by an unnamed private individual, took off from Ohrid St Paul the Apostle Airport just after 10.20am UK time.
Report by Covellm.
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