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| Palestinian Reformist Flown to Germany for Treatment |
| 2004-07-25 |
| A pro-reform Palestinian politician, who escaped an assassination attempt in Ramallah on Tuesday, was flown to Germany yesterday for "further treatment", according to the head of his medical team. Nabil Amr, a former information minister, underwent a complicated surgery in Amman on Wednesday, but "the medical team today decided to shift him to Germany, where he will receive further treatment to rehabilitate his injured leg", Dr. Ashraf Kurdi said. "Amr was flown aboard a special plane which has been donated by President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Zayed ibn Sultan Al-Nahyan, who will also be paying the expenses," he added. "We have removed a blocking in his leg vessels as well as bullets and averted him the eventuality of an amputation, but he has to stay in Germany perhaps for months to receive further treatment," Kuri said. Amr, an ardent critic of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, was assaulted by unknown assailants at his residence in Ramallah on Tuesday, and reports from the Palestinian territories suggested the attack was linked to his recurrent calls for reforms in the Palestinian administration. |
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