UPDATE - Saudi King Salman undergoes medical tests, royal court says

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By Lina Altawell

ISTANBUL (AA) - Saudi Arabia’s Royal Court said King Salman bin Abdulaziz underwent medical tests at a hospital in the capital Riyadh on Friday.

In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the court said: “The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is undergoing today, Friday, medical tests at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh.”

Later, King Salman left the hospital after completing medical examinations, according to a separate​​​​​​​ statement by the Royal Court, published by the Saudi agency.

The court said the test results were satisfactory.

The tests are part of routine medical procedures that the king undergoes periodically, according to local media.