Hilary Clinton faints, sustains concussion
2012-12-15 22:07
Washington - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who skipped an overseas trip this
past week because of a stomach virus, sustained a concussion after fainting,
the state department said on Saturday.
The 65-year-old Clinton, who's expected
to leave her job soon after serving as America's top diplomat during President
Barack Obama's first term, is recovering at home after the incident last week
and is being monitored by doctors, according to a statement by aide Philippe
Reines.
No further details were immediately
available.
The statement said Clinton was dehydrated
because of the virus and that she fainted and sustained a concussion. She will
continue to work from home in the week ahead and looks forward to being back in
the office "soon", the statement said.
Congressional aides do not expect her to
testify as scheduled at congressional hearings on Thursday into the 11 September attack against a US diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four
Americans, including the US ambassador.
The aides spoke on condition of anonymity
because they weren't authorised to publicly discuss Clinton's status.
Clinton backed out of a trip to North
Africa and the Persian Gulf on Monday because she was sick. She caught the
virus during a recent visit to Europe.
She's known for her gruelling travel
schedule and is the most travelled secretary of state, having visited 112
countries while in the job.
- AP
