Zambian president rushed to hospital in Egypt

thestar.com.my     Jun 29, 2008            

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa was rushed to hospital in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday after a health emergency, Egyptian health sources and state media said. Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa addresses the media in Lusaka June 22, 2008. Mwanawasa was rushed to hospital in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday after a health emergency, Egyptian health sources and state media said. (REUTERS/Mackson Wasamunu/Files) Mwanawasa, 59, in Egypt to attend the African Union summit, had experienced sharp chest pains but was in a stable condition, said Saeed Eissa, ambulance director for the southern Sinai peninsula. Another Egyptian health source said Mwanawasa appeared to have suffered a heart problem, but gave no further details. Egypt's state news agency MENA said... [read full story]                    


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