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Page last updated at 19:35 GMT, Sunday, 15 November 2009

Serbian Orthodox patriarch dies

The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Pavle, has died in Belgrade, the Church has announced.

Though he reportedly suffered from heart and lung conditions, the Church did not specify the cause of death.

The patriarch, 95, became leader of the Church in 1990. He was admitted to the city's military hospital two years ago.

Kate McGeown reports.

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