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Spanish court allows autopsy of former Angolan leader dos Santos

Jose Eduardo Dos Santos inspects honour guards in Beijing, June 9, 2015. [Reuters]

A Spanish court has ruled that an autopsy be performed on the body of Angola's former president José Eduardo dos Santos who died in a clinic in Barcelona on Friday at the age of 79, a court spokeswoman said on Monday.

She said the court had granted the request of a family member for the autopsy, which was yet to take place, but provided no further details.

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