Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital in Jeddah for health check

Sunday, 8 May 2022 11:03

By Reuters

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, has been admitted to a hospital in Jeddah to undergo medical tests, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.

He is undergoing the tests in the King Faisal Specialist Hospital, the statement from the royal court said, giving no other details.

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The king, 86, underwent gallbladder surgery in 2020 and had the battery of his heart pacemaker replaced in March.

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