RIYADH, 28 May 2005 — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd was admitted to hospital yesterday for medical tests, a Royal Court announcement said.
“King Fahd entered King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh this evening to undergo some medical examinations,” said the announcement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
“We implore God to protect Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, bless him with His care and grant him health and wellbeing,” the royal court said in a statement.
An official source, meanwhile, said King Fahd is in good health and was undergoing normal medical examinations.
He denied reports carried by some foreign agencies and television stations that the Kingdom had declared a state of alert and had canceled all leave of security forces.
Meanwhile, Crown Prince Abdullah, who received a telephone call from Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak yesterday, reassured the president that King Fahd is doing well and is undergoing normal tests.
