Thursday, December 22, 2005

Kosovo's President Rugova reported to be in "critical condition"

Text of report by Bosnian Serb news agency SRNA

Pristina, 22 December: Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova is in a critical condition and doctors in the US Bondsteel military base near Urosevac are fighting for his life, Muhamed Hamiti, the press spokesman in Rugova's office, has said.

In a short statement to journalists, Hamiti said that Rugova's health condition was unchanged and that he was under medical observation.

All officials in the Kosovo Assembly have been alerted and it has been learnt unofficially that measures have been put in place while news from Bondsteel is being awaited, because Rugova is in a very critical condition.

Source: SRNA news agency, Bijeljina, in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian 1008 gmt 22 Dec 05

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