Saudi Arabia’s King Salman left King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh after undergoing medical tests and having the battery of his heart pacemaker replaced, the Kingdom’s Royal Court said on Wednesday.
State television aired a video clip of the king leaving the hospital with his son Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman close by.
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The king will rest for several days according to his treatment plan.
King Salman, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, became ruler of the Kingdom in 2015.
He underwent gallbladder surgery in 2020.
Arab and Gulf leaders sent cables of congratulations to the monarch on Wednesday.