Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital in Jeddah for health check

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The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, has been admitted to a hospital in Jeddah to undergo medical tests, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.

He is undergoing the tests in the King Faisal Specialist Hospital, the statement from the royal court said, giving no other details.

The king, 86, underwent gallbladder surgery in 2020 and had the battery of his heart pacemaker replaced in March.

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