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Malawi president 'died after two hours of resuscitation' - report
06 Apr 2012 at 07:42hrs | Views
Blantyre - Neither the South African government nor hospital officials
in Johannesburg could comment on reports of the death of Malawi's
President Bingu wa Mutharika, saying only Malawi's government was
authorised to speak about the president.
Hospital sources and government officials said that Mutharika died early on Friday, hours after the 78-year-old suffered a heart attack.
"He died... after two hours of resuscitation", shortly after midnight, the hospital source in the capital Lilongwe said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the government has not yet made a formal announcement.
Mutharika was reported by state radio to have been airlifted to SA in the early morning hours. The hospital source said that he was taken to SA to be embalmed.
Hospital sources and government officials said that Mutharika died early on Friday, hours after the 78-year-old suffered a heart attack.
"He died... after two hours of resuscitation", shortly after midnight, the hospital source in the capital Lilongwe said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the government has not yet made a formal announcement.
Mutharika was reported by state radio to have been airlifted to SA in the early morning hours. The hospital source said that he was taken to SA to be embalmed.
Source - Sapa
