Powell dies of COVID-19 complications

By Will Dunham and Arshad Mohammed
Updated October 19 2021 - 12:57am, first published 12:52am
A family Facebook post says former US secretary of state Colin Powell has died at the age of 84.
A family Facebook post says former US secretary of state Colin Powell has died at the age of 84.

Colin Powell, the first black US secretary of state and top military officer, has died at the age of 84 due to complications from COVID-19.

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