Mahathir hospitalised after heart attack
Posted: 09 November 2006 1208 hrs
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad was
hospitalised after suffering a heart attack on Thursday.
His son, Mokhzani, said that Dr Mahathir suffered a mild heart
attack and that his condition was stable.
Dr Mahathir, 81, was admitted to the government's National Heart
Institute, a premier heart hospital, "in the early hours of today,"
said hospital spokeswoman Alawiyah Yussof.
"He suffered a mild myocardial infraction," she said, a reference
to a heart attack. Other details will be released shortly, she
said. - CNA/ir
