PARIS – French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office says he was rushed by helicopter to a military hospital Sunday after he felt unwell during a strenuous jog on a hot afternoon.
Military doctors performed a battery of tests on the 54-year-old president after the episode at a presidential residence outside the capital. Although the Elysee palace said Sarkozy's test results were normal, Sarkozy was to remain in the hospital until at least Monday morning.
His office denied that Sarkozy had lost consciousness in the episode. Earlier, the health minister indicated the French leader had fainted and his chief of staff also implied that he had lost consciousness.
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PARIS (AP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy was rushed by helicopter to a military hospital Sunday after he felt unwell during a strenuous jog on a hot afternoon at a presidential residence outside the capital, the Elysee Palace said in a statement.
Military doctors performed a battery of tests on the 54-year-old president. Although the results were normal, Sarkozy was to remain in hospital until at least Monday morning, the Elysee said.
The Elysee denied that Sarkozy had lost consciousness. Earlier, the Health Minister indicated that the French leader had fainted and his chief of staff implied that he had lost consciousness.
"This malaise, which occured after 45 minutes of intense physical exercise, was not accompanied by a loss of consciousness, " the Elysee statement said.
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