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Ben Ali reportedly in coma after stroke

18 February 2011 02:45 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Former Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali suffered a stroke and was in coma in a Saudi Arabian hospital, a French journalist reported, APA reports quoting upi.com website.
Journalist Nicolas Beau, citing Tunisian sources, posted on his blog that Ben Ali was in a critical condition in a medical facility in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Radio France Internationale reported Thursday.
It is believed the ousted leader was admitted to the hospital Tuesday under a false name, the blogger said.
The claim that Ben Ali was hospitalized also was reported by Web-zine JSSnews, although it reported the ousted ruler suffered a heart attack, RFI said.
Ben Ali was ruled Tunisia for 23 years before an uprising forced him to flee the country in January.