Story highlights Noriega experienced severe brain hemorrhaging, lawyer saysThe former dictator will be kept in a medically induced coma for five days(CNN) Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, 83, is in a medically induced coma after suffering severe brain hemorrhaging, his attorney told CNN affiliate TV Panama. The hemorrhage occurred after Noriega underwent surgery to have a benign tumor removed from his brain. "He is in intensive care following a second open cranial surgery in less than eight hours," lawyer Ezra Ángel said. Noriega will be kept in the medically induced coma for a minimum of five days, his attorney told TV Panama. Bush invaded Panama on a mission to oust Noriega under the banner "Operation Just Cause."

Source: CNN March 08, 2017 04:07 UTC