🇬🇧Former UK Liberal Democratic leader Paddy Ashdown dies at 77 | Al Jazeera English

The former leader of the UK's Liberal Democrats, Paddy Ashdown, has died at age 77 after a brief illness. Ashdown, born in India and raised in Northern Ireland, was a member of the Royal Marines and Special Services before turning to politics. In addition to his domestic politics, Ashdown was also a force on the international scene, investigating war crimes in Bosnia and eventually giving evidence in the trial of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic. Al Jazeera's Katia Lopez Hodoyan reports. - Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/