Uzbek president's daughter says he suffered brain hemorrhage
Posted August 29, 2016 7:00 am
MOSCOW (AP) - The Uzbek president's daughter says her father is in the hospital with a brain hemorrhage.
President Islam Karimov's daughter Lola Karimova posted a message Monday on Instagram, saying her father suffered a brain hemorrhage Saturday and is now in stable condition in intensive care. She said it was too early to make any predictions about his recovery.
Karimov, 78, has ruled the former Soviet republic in Central Asia since 1989.
Uzbekistan's government issued an unusual statement Sunday announcing Karimov's hospitalization but gave no details about the nature of his illness.
Under Karimov, Uzbekistan became tightly controlled by his security services. Independent reports from the country are rare.
FILE In this file photo taken on Friday, July 10, 2015, Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov gestures while speaking to Russian President Vladimir Putin during the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) summit in Ufa, Russia. Uzbekistan's government has issued, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, an unusual statement announcing the hospitalization of President Islam Karimov, who has ruled the former Soviet republic in Central Asia for more than 25 years. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, file)
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An Uzbek police car parked at an area around the government hospital where Ukbek President, Islam Karimov iss being treated, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. Uzbekistan's government issued an unusual statement on Sunday announcing the hospitalization of President Islam Karimov, who has ruled the former Soviet republic in Central Asia for more than 25 years. (AP Photo)
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