Thursday, February 17, 2011

Deposed Tunisian President Has Suffered A Stroke And Is In A Coma

Deposed Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Press TV

Tunisia's Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali 'Seriously Ill' -- BBC

Former Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali is seriously ill in a Saudi hospital, reports say.

Mr Ben Ali, who was deposed in a popular uprising last month, has suffered a stroke, a family friend told AFP news agency.

The 74-year-old flew to Saudi Arabia with his family after weeks of mass protests over unemployment and poverty.

Tunisia now has an interim government which is preparing the country for national elections.

The family friend, who was not named, said the former president was "in a coma" in a hospital in Jeddah.

"He had a stroke, and his condition is serious," he said.

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More News On The Health Status Of Tunisia's Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali

Ben Ali reportedly in coma after stroke
-- UPI
Tunisian ex-president in grave condition: source -- Reuters
'Ben Ali in coma after stroke' -- Press TV
'Deposed Tunisian president is in a coma' -- Jerusalem Post

My Comment: For some reason .... I have the feeling that this is karma coming back to roost for the former dictator of Tunisia. For all the misery that he has caused .... to have a part of his brain now seriously damaged .... as you can tell .... I have zero sympathy.

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