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Saudi crown prince in Switzerland for "routine medical tests"

Other News Materials 28 April 2008 19:05 (UTC +04:00)

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz arrived in Switzerland to undergo medical tests, the official SPA news agency reported Monday, reported dpa.

The agency said the prince, who is also the deputy prime minister and defence minister, was on "a private visit for routine medical tests."

No details were given on the nature of the tests.

The octogenarian prince had an operation to remove an intestinal tumour in a Saudi hospital three years ago.

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