Ailing former Iraqi deputy premier Tareq Aziz has been hospitalised after temporarily
losing consciousness at the US prison where he is being held in Iraq and is intensive care, his son said Saturday.
"On Tuesday, my father telephoned us to say that he had (temporarily)
lost consciousness and that the American doctor and director of the prison decided to transfer him to hospital in Balad,"
north of Baghdad, Ziad Aziz told AFP.
"Tariq Aziz is a well-respected diplomat;
he has friends in the diplomatic community
all over the world."Anonymous quote Spring 2003
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, Tariq Aziz, gestures under
a picture of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein during
a news conference in Baghdad, Saturday in this Sept. 14, 2002
file photo. U.S. forces in Iraq apparently have taken custody of Tariq Aziz, the former Iraqi deputy prime minister, Pentagon officials
said Thursday, April 24, 2003. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil,
File)
Ailing former Iraqi deputy premier Tareq Aziz has been hospitalised after temporarily
losing consciousness at the US prison where he is being held in Iraq and is intensive care, his son said Saturday. 