König flies to Hesse for urgent surgery
His military service left a mark on King Abdullah II of Jordan. In Bad Homburg near Frankfurt he is now having an intervention.
Frankfurt/Bad Homburg – Because of an acute herniated disc, Jordan’s King Abdullah II Frankfurt* undergo an operation. The Jordanian state news agency Petra reported that he flew to Germany on Sunday (April 10, 2022) on the advice of his doctors. The direct flight time from the capital Amman to Frankfurt is around four and a half hours.
one Bild newspaper report approved the monarch finally landed in Hesse in a private jet of the type “Falcon”. Here he should be in the capable hands of the specialists in Bad Homburg (Hochtaunuskreis)* give. After the operation, he will need about a week to recover before returning to Jordan, Petra wrote.
Frankfurt/Bad Homburg: Jordanian king goes under the knife
Abdullah’s health problems are said to be the result of a series of parachute jumps while serving in an elite unit of the Jordanian army. The king had previously suffered from pain, which had increased and urgently required an operation, it said. The greater Frankfurt area with the spa town of Bad Homburg is due to the many renowned doctors as an attractive destination for so-called medical tourism.*
The 60-year-old Abdullah has ruled in the desert state of Jordan, which is considered stable, since 1999. He was a career officer for a long time and was trained as a pilot and parachutist. The kingdom is an ally of the US and other Western countries. However, Abdullah’s name also appears in the Pandora Papers. According to journalists, he is said to have bought land abroad through offshore companies. The Jordanian royal family rejects the allegations. (dpa/ag) *fnp.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA