Twitter: Tributes to ex-News Letter editor, Austin Hunter

Tributes have been paid to ex-News Letter editor Austin Hunter, who died in Bahrain on Saturday.

His death has stunned the Northern Ireland media with many high-profile broadcasters and print journalists taking to Twitter to remember the 64-year-old. Here, we list some of the touching messages published on the social media platform.

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Ex-News Letter editor, Austin Hunter
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