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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is taken to hospital after suffering a minor stroke, Israeli media report.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon was rushed to hospital in Jerusalem on Sunday evening after suffering a minor stroke, the Israeli media reported.
According to Channel 2 television, 77-year-old Sharon was taken to Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem, after complaining of feeling unwell.
Channel 10 news said that the prime minister was unconscious when he arrived, but later regained consciousness.
According to Channel 2, Sharon was hospitalized a little before 8 P.M., and was taken straight to the trauma room.
Channel 10 quoted the hospital as saying that the prime minister was not in danger of his life.
Hospital spokeswoman Yael Bossem-Levy said that Sharon was undergoing tests. She would not give additional details. She told local television that as far as she knew, Sharon was conscious.
The Prime Minister’s Office said that the decision to hospitalize the premier was taken after he said he did not feel well while working in his office.
The area around the hospital was closed off to the public by the defense establishment prior to Sharon’s arrival, the television said.