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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 18 Jan 2014

    Komla Dumor, BBC World TV presenter, has died suddenly at home in London, aged 41 http://bbc.in/1kKdeOb pic.twitter.com/KR9Up4c2lF

    11:02 AM - 18 Jan 2014
    • 3,996 Retweets
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    1,077 replies 3,996 retweets 590 likes
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      2. Susanna Reid‏Verified account @susannareid100 18 Jan 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Just heard this. Devastating. “@BBCBreaking: Komla Dumor, BBC World TV presenter, has died http://bbc.in/1kKdeOb  pic.twitter.com/KXvJHRYme8”

        55 replies 152 retweets 47 likes
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      2. Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 18 Jan 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking I remember Komla Dumor as a highly talented student and conscientious profession. He will be sourly missed.

        2 replies 26 retweets 11 likes
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      2. Scott Jordan Harris‏ @ScottFilmCritic 18 Jan 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking @nikkibedi Oh how awful. I watched him all the time.

        2 replies 2 retweets 1 like
      3. Nikki Bedi‏ @nikkibedi 18 Jan 2014
        Replying to @ScottFilmCritic

        @ScottFilmCritic @BBCBreaking can't believe such a young, bright light has been extinguished. My thoughts are with Kwansema & his children.

        2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
      4. Scott Jordan Harris‏ @ScottFilmCritic 18 Jan 2014
        Replying to @nikkibedi

        @nikkibedi Did you know him well?

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      5. Nikki Bedi‏ @nikkibedi 18 Jan 2014
        Replying to @ScottFilmCritic

        @ScottFilmCritic no, just as a colleague and someone I admired and liked.

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      6. Scott Jordan Harris‏ @ScottFilmCritic 18 Jan 2014
        Replying to @nikkibedi

        @nikkibedi I assumed he was only going to become a bigger and bigger presence on our screens in the years to come.

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      2. مباشر مصر‏ @matchbox20 18 Jan 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking RIP Death is the only ultimate truth which is beyond doubt Hope we stop fighting and make this world a better place 2 all of us

        2 replies 8 retweets 11 likes
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      2. pooneh ghoddoosi‏Verified account @poopoosh 18 Jan 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        No..“@BBCBreaking: Komla Dumor, BBC World TV presenter, has died suddenly at home in London, http://bbc.in/1kKdeOb  pic.twitter.com/107Z9xANi8”

        2 replies 8 retweets 13 likes
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      1. Nathalie Malinarich‏Verified account @nmalinarich 18 Jan 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        So sad @BBCBreaking: Komla Dumor, BBC World presenter, has died at home in London, aged 41 http://bbc.in/1kKdeOb pic.twitter.com/C7KWjey2SU

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      2. Sidsel Wold‏ @SidselWold 18 Jan 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        How sad! “@BBCBreaking: Komla Dumor, BBC World TV presenter, has died ...in London, aged 41 http://bbc.in/1kKdeOb  pic.twitter.com/yHSHaqVvLx”

        1 reply 5 retweets 2 likes
      3. Arvinn E. Gadgil‏ @Arvinn 18 Jan 2014
        Replying to @SidselWold

        @SidselWold @BBCBreaking Stort tap for verden. Analytisk, tydelig og avmystifiserende om Afrika.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Crispin‏ @SirMustard 19 Jan 2014
        Replying to @charlesfrith

        @charlesfrith It is news. It's just news you're not interested in.

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      1. CCN TV6‏ @tv6tnt 18 Jan 2014
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Komla Dumor, BBC World TV presenter, has died suddenlyhttp://bbc.in/1kKdeOb pic.twitter.com/ifs7DKBa0Z -Via @BBCBreakingpic.twitter.com/z2Ab6wtFAq

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