Alex Salmond died while 'opening a bottle of ketchup' (Image: Getty)
Alex Salmond died while “opening a bottle of ketchup”, an eyewitness has revealed.
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The former first minister of Scotland’s cause of death has been confirmed as a heart attack following a post-mortem examination by the Alba Party. The 69-year-old died suddenly in North Macedonia on Saturday.
Salmond had made a speech in the city of Ohrid at the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy Forum before collapsing at lunch. The Scottish Government is now working to bring the ex-SNP leader’s body home.
Mark Donfried, director of the Academy for Cultural Diplomacy, told Times Radio: “He came together with Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, also from the Alba Party in Scotland, and they were eating.
“Later on Tasmina told me she was having trouble opening the ketchup and she reached over and said, ‘Hey, can you give me a hand?’.
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“And he was helping her with that when literally he fell back in his chair, totally out of the blue, without warning. We don’t think Alex actually suffered any pain, thank God. He felt his heart and he couldn’t feel the heart rate then.”
Tributes have poured in since his death at the weekend with First Minister John Swinney saying he “inspired a generation” to believe in independence.
In a statement, Mr Salmond’s family said he was “a devoted and loving husband, a fiercely loyal brother, a proud and thoughtful uncle and a faithful and trusted friend”.
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They added: “Alex was a formidable politician, an amazing orator, an outstanding intellect and admired throughout the world.
“He loved meeting people and hearing their stories and showed incredible kindness to those who needed it. He dedicated his adult life to the cause he believed in – independence for Scotland.”
Salmond served as first minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014 and was leader of the SNP on two occasions, from 1990 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2014.