Died: John McCain, US Senator passed away!

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US senator John McCain, passed on Saturday following a fight with brain malignancy. He was 81.

"Senator John Sidney McCain III passed away at 4:28 pm on August 25, 2018. When he passed, there weas his better half Cindy and their family with him," his office said in an announcement.

"At his demise, he had served the United States of America loyally for a long time."

"Sen McCain, thank you for your administration," read a sign close to the garage of his home in rural area of Sedona, Arizona, TV film appeared, as a police escort went with the funeral car that was to convey his body and neighborhood inhabitants came bearing blossoms for the late political titan.

While he had numerous conflicts with individual lawmakers, the Republican stalwart's trustworthiness was not at question, and sympathies came quick from the most elevated spans of American legislative issues after his passing.