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July 26, 2009

French President Hospitalized after Falling Ill
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President Nicolas Sarkozy, 54, was examined by a doctor and was
undergoing medical tests 
French President Nicolas Sarkozy (file)French President Nicolas Sarkozy
was hospitalized Sunday, after falling ill while jogging at his weekend
retreat near Paris. Mr. Sarkozy's office said the 54-year-old president
was examined by a doctor and was undergoing medical tests. The French
news agency quotes a witness as saying she had seen a jogger surrounded
by bodyguards stumble and collapse while running outside Paris near the
Palace of Versailles. A white helicopter arrived and departed the scene
a short while later. A Sarkozy aide said the president was taken to a
military hospital in Paris and said the illness was considered minor. An
official statement was expected later Sunday. Mr. Sarkozy, who took
office in May 2007, was briefly hospitalized in October of that year for
treatment of angina. He is known to be an avid cyclist and jogger.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, Reuters. 


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