Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital for medical checkup

King Salman has been admitted to undergo tests for 'inflammation in the gallbladder'

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A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace on May 1, 2016 shows Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud during a meeting in Riyadh. Photo: AFP

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was admitted to the King Faesal Specialist hospital on Monday for a medical checkup, according to the Saudi Press Agency. 

A Royal Court statement on the agency's website revealed that King Salman had been admitted to the hospital for tests due to "an inflammation in the gallbladder". 

"The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman — may God protect him — was admitted this Monday, 29 Dhul Qidah 1441 A.H., marking July 20, 2020, — to the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh to undergo some tests due to an inflammation in the gallbladder. May God protect the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and bless him with health and wellness", read the statement.