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BREAKING NEWS: Sharon suffers another stroke

Posted: January 4th, 2006 | Author: Aaron | Filed under: world |

Ariel Sharon the Israeli Prime Minister has suffered another stroke and his condition appears to be critical.  BBC Radio 4 has just reported on its The World Tonight programme that the politician is experiencing internal cerebral bleeding.  From the BBC: -

Officials said the 77-year-old leader was on a respirator and had experienced “massive” cerebral bleeding.

The Israeli leader’s powers have been transferred to his deputy Ehud Olmert.

Mr Sharon, 77, felt ill at his ranch in south Israel weeks after having a mild stroke and the night before he was due to undergo a minor heart operation.

He suffered a minor stroke on 18 December which doctors said could have been the result of a blood clot caused by the hole in the heart.

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He had been planning to run for a third term in office under his newly-formed centrist party, Kadima, after quitting the ruling Likud party in November.

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