Former Israeli leader Shimon Peres dies
- Sep 28, 2016
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Israeli ex-president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres died on Wednesday, his personal doctor told AFP, some two weeks after suffering a major stroke.
The 93-year-old died in his sleep at around 03:00 (midnight GMT), Rafi Walden, who is also Peres's son-in-law, told AFP.
He died surrounded by family members, a source close to Peres told AFP.
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