Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah is suffering from pneumonia and temporarily needed help to breath through a tube, it has emerged. The 90-year-old had been transferred to a military hospital in the capital Riyadh earlier this week after experiencing shortness of breath and back pain. At one point he needed help to breath through a tube - but the procedure was successful and his condition is stable. Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah (pictured in June) is suffering from pneumonia and temporarily needed help to breath through a tube, it has emerged The Saudi Royal Court said in a statement: 'It became apparent that there was a lung infection that required the insertion of a tube to aid with breathing on a temporary basis this evening.'
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The 90-year-old monarch temporarily needed help to breath through a tube
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He was transferred to a military hospital in the capital Riyadh this week
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Royal Saudi Court said treatment was a success and his condition is stable
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Sources say King Abdullah is likely to stay in hospital for another week
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