Mtoa Taarifa
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Aliyekuwa msanii wa Kundi la muziki la 'One Direction', Liam Payne, amefariki dunia akidaiwa kuanguka kutoka baraza la Ghorofa ya Hoteli aliyokufikia huko Argentina, Jeshi la Polisi limethibitisha.
Taarifa zaidi zimeeleza kuwa Polisi walifika eneo la tukio baada ya kupokea simu ya dharura ambapo Kikosi maalumu kilifika na kuona mwili wa Liam ukiwa na majeraha makubwa.
Payne alijizolea umaarudu kupitia kipindi maarufu cha TV cha X Factor akiwa na waimbaji wenzake, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan na Zayn Malik ambao walitamba na nyimbo kama 'What Makes You Beautiful', 'Kiss You', Best Song Ever na You & I.
In a statement, police said they discovered Payne's body after an emergency crew responded to an emergency call in the upscale neighbourhood of Palermo.
Payne had risen to global fame as part of the much-loved boyband created on the X Factor TV show in 2010, along with Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik.
Earlier this month, Payne had attended the Argentina concert of his former One Direction bandmate Niall Horan.
According to police in Buenos Aires, officers at the scene were initially responding to reports "of an aggressive man who may have been under the effects of drugs and alcohol".
When they arrived at the hotel, officials were told a loud sound had been heard in an interior courtyard. Soon after, they discovered the body there. A police investigation has been launched.
Emergency medical services director Alberto Crescenti told local media that Payne had suffered "serious injuries" and that an autopsy will be carried out.
Mr Crescenti declined to answer questions about the circumstances of Payne's fall from the balcony.
The UK Foreign Office confirmed it was in touch with authorities in Argentina "regarding reports of the death of a British man". No further details were given.
Payne appeared to post on Snapchat just hours before the incident, saying: "It's a lovely day here in Argentina."
Once news of his death broke, fans began gathering outside the Buenos Aires hotel where the death took place, prompting police to cordon off the entrance. Some lit candles in his memory.
"I was in my living room and my sister told me Liam died," a young fan named Violeta Antier told Reuters news agency. "We couldn't believe it. We came here directly to confirm it was true."
Ms Antier said she saw Payne at the Niall Horan concert just two weeks ago.
Another woman cried as she explained why she had come to the hotel, telling Reuters in Spanish: "This is the only way I have to say goodbye to him".
