Liam Payne body taken from Buenos Aires cemetery to airport, source says

Flowers and tributes are placed in Manchester, Britain, Oct. 21 in memory of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who was found dead after he fell from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires on Oct. 16.

Flowers and tributes are placed in Manchester, Britain, Oct. 21 in memory of former One Direction singer Liam Payne, who was found dead after he fell from a third-floor hotel room balcony in Buenos Aires on Oct. 16. (Phil Noble, Reuters)


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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — The body of pop star Liam Payne, who died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last month, has been taken from the city's British cemetery to the airport, a senior cemetery source said on Wednesday, signaling the former One Direction singer's likely repatriation.

The body, which has been held while local authorities completed toxicology and other laboratory reports, was taken around 6 a.m. local time, the source told Reuters, asking not to be named, given the sensitivity of the case.

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