Former French President Jacques Chirac was repatriated from Morocco on Sunday and taken to hospital to be treated for an acute lung infection, his son-in-law told AFP. The former head of state, 83, "will remain in hospital for the next few days," Frederic Salat-Baroux told the French news agency. Je pense affectueusement à Jacques Chirac. — @alainjuppeFormer Prime Minister Alain Juppe, a close associate of Chirac, sent a twitter message wishing him a prompt recovery. Chirac has been suffering from the consequences of a cerebrovascular accident in September 2005 — at the time described as a minor stroke — when he was still president.

Source: CBC News September 18, 2016 13:33 UTC