Sir Edward Heath 'seriously ill' in hospital

From: The Scotsman | Date: August 27, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

SIR Edward Heath, the former Tory prime minister, was in hospital last night after suffering a pulmonary embolism during a visit to Austria.

Sir Edward, 87, was in Salzburg for the annual Festspiele music and cultural festival when he suffered the blood clot on the lung, air ambulance teams in Austria confirmed. He is thought to have been flown back to the UK from Innsbruck and landed at a military airport in London at about 1pm.

Sir Edward was then reportedly taken to King Edward VII hospital in central London.

The former prime minister's office released a brief statement saying: "Sir ...

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