Saudi Arabia king Salman hospitalised in emergency

Saudi Arabia king Salman hospitalised in emergency

RIYADH – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz was hospitalised forreplacement of his pacemaker battery, Kingdom’s state-run news agencyreported on Wednesday.

The octogenarian monarch left a medical facility in the Riyadh afterundergoing medical tests and minor medical procedure.

In a video clip shared by SPA, the custodian of Holy Mosques can be seenwalking using a cane with his son and kingdom’s de facto ruler Crown PrinceMohammed bin Salman.

Meanwhile, the treatment plan calls for King Salman to take rest forseveral days. Earlier, the aging ruler was shifted to a hospital due toinflammation of the gallbladder.

He was reportedly hospitalised for more than a week while his gall bladderwas removed.