Ambassador Shlomo Argov of Israel has regained consciousness six weeks after being shot in the head by on Arab terrorist. He is also breathing without a ventilating machine, is eating and drinking normally and “engaging in short periods of conversation, “said the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases which also emphasized that the 52-year-old diplomat is still seriously ill.
An Israeli official said Argov’s Embassy colleagues had been “greatly cheered by this miraculous improvement.” Today’s bulletin added that Argov had been treated for a “minor pulmonary embolism” (the medical term for a small blood clot but that this was a common complaint associated with long periods of inactivity. Immediately after being shot June 4, Argov underwent a two-and-a-half hour emergency operation.
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