The Proclaimers perform tribute to 'political genius' Alex Salmond at memorial service

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Alex Salmond has been described as an "inspiration", "political genius" and a "giant of a man" at a memorial service held for the former Scottish first minister in Edinburgh.

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Tributes paid to Alex Salmond at memorial in Edinburgh

Tributes have been paid to former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond at a memorial service in Edinburgh's St Giles' Cathedral, following his death from a suspected heart attack in October. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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