His spokesman had stated, "Marshal Haftar felt ill and visited a hospital in Paris for normal checkups". BENGHAZI: Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar is receiving treatment at a Paris hospital, his spokesman said late Friday. “During a scheduled visit program to a number of countries, Marshal Haftar felt ill and visited a hospital in Paris for normal checkups,” Ahmed al-Mesmari wrote on Twitter. Contradictory information about the strongman’s health and possible demise had been circulating in Libyan press and on social media this week. He will return to Libya this weekend,” a relative of the strongman told AFP speaking on condition of anonymity.

Source: Libya Today April 14, 2018 01:07 UTC