Guest guest Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 Wednesday, 4 January 2006, 22:40 GMT Israeli PM suffers serious stroke Ariel Sharon was carried from his home in an ambulance Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has suffered a " significant " stroke and is unconscious, doctors at Jerusalem's Hadassah hospital say. 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. It is Mr Sharon's second stroke in just over two weeks. He was due to go into hospital on Thursday 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. His doctors said he recovered fully then but required minor surgery for the heart problem. Sharon resumed his full workload after a stroke in December Dr Shlomo Mor-Yosef told reporters at the hospital on Wednesday night that Mr Sharon had " massive bleeding and was being transferred to an operating theatre. " An Israeli TV station reported that Mr Sharon was suffering from paralysis in his lower body and had been taken into the hospital on a stretcher. The prime minister was carried to hospital in Jerusalem from his ranch in the Negev Desert in Israel's south by ambulance - a drive that normally takes more than an hour - instead of by helicopter. Police and security agents set up a security cordon around the hospital, and also stationed themselves around Mr Olmert's residence in Jerusalem. A US spokesman said on Wednesday the White House was monitoring the situation and that " our thoughts and prayers are with the prime minister and his family " . Mr Sharon, who has been prime minister since 2001, is severely overweight. He is planning to run for a third term in office under his newly-formed centrist party, Kadima, after quitting the ruling Likud party in November. Polls suggest his new party is in the lead ahead of the election. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4582574.stm satva Jorge Angelino Rua da Sociedade Filarmónica Perpétua Azeitonense, 29 2925-598 Azeitão Portugal jorge.angelino tel: mobile: 210813674 963916784 Add me to your address book... Want a signature like this? -- Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.13/221 - Release 04.01.2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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