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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 17 Dec 2016

    US doctor who invented the Heimlich manoeuvre used to help victims of choking dies, aged 96http://bbc.in/2i0wJTk 

    10:11 AM - 17 Dec 2016
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    89 replies 1,083 retweets 1,051 likes
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      2.  Ⓜ️‏ @SADXIO 17 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        did he choke

        4 replies 2 retweets 42 likes
      3.  Ⓜ️‏ @SADXIO 17 Dec 2016
        Replying to @SADXIO @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        disgusting joke

        3 replies 1 retweet 18 likes
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      1. Mohamed K. Ateeq‏ @ATEEKSTER 17 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        A hero who saved countless lives.. And will continue to do so long after he's gone. #Respect

        0 replies 5 retweets 15 likes
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      1. Broken Monkey‏ @Broken__Monkey 17 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        I find this hard to swallow!

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      1. Fiona N‏ @FionaMNT 17 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        .@BBCBreaking @BBCNews RIP Dr Heimlich. Saved countless lives. He was even in the news earlier this year, having used the technique aged 96.

        0 replies 1 retweet 8 likes
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      2. Alastair Jamieson‏Verified account @alastairjam 17 Dec 2016
        Replying to @Woodywizz @BBCBreaking

        Haha! Some of the best things on here go unappreciated. Particularly on my timeline 🙈

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Fromage a trois‏ @Paul_Hawkins83 17 Dec 2016
        Replying to @alastairjam @Woodywizz

        Post nudes

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Alastair Jamieson‏Verified account @alastairjam 17 Dec 2016
        Replying to @Paul_Hawkins83 @Woodywizz

        I think that would make matters even worse. 🐀🍆

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Stephen Pelletier‏ @StePellet 17 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Every single person making a "did he choke to death?" joke deserves to be shot.

        1 reply 1 retweet 8 likes
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      1. A.R. Qureshi‏ @AZAD9984 17 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        RIP. my salute to such a great servant of humanity.

        0 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
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      1. Wil iWill‏ @Norms_Nonsense 17 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @rinka_dog @BBCNews tell me he didnt choke to death

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      1. Somebody once told me the world is gonna roll me.‏ @rhysdouglas2 17 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        did he choke to death

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      1. Steve‏ @SteveDavies1966 17 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Surely you mean Dr Heimlich, the doctor inventor of the manoeuvre of the same name dies @BBCBreaking? What thick cretins do you employ now?

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      1. Baha Daghlas 🇯🇴‏ @BahaaDaghlas 17 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        may Allah rest his soul

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      1. Adam Hooper‏ @Spur81 17 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        cue obvious unfunny quips of how he died.

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      2. Kippy-Ki-Kay‏ @KocayKipp 17 Dec 2016
        Replying to @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        where would bad American cinematic comedy be without him? A legend!

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Kippy-Ki-Kay‏ @KocayKipp 17 Dec 2016
        Replying to @KocayKipp @BBCBreaking @BBCNews

        Also, 'victims of choking' that sounds more like people getting throttled over it went down the wrong pipe variety.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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