Ayatollah al-Najafi arrives in Beirut to undergo medical surgery: Sources

Rasa - The senior Iraqi Shiite religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Bashir al-Najafi, arrived in Beirut Wednesday, coming from the Iraqi city of Najaf.

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Date: 12 November 2014 - 18:10

RNA - The senior Iraqi Shiite religious leader, Grand Ayatollah Bashir al-Najafi, arrived in Beirut Wednesday, coming from the Iraqi city of Najaf, Rasa News reports.

He was met upon arrival at Beirut airport by representatives of Speaker Nabih Berri and Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah as well as the ambassadors of Iraq and Iran.

A source at Beirut airport says the ayatollah flew to Beirut to undergo medical tests in the city's Rasul Akram hospital.

According to Rasa News Agency, the Grand Ayatollah underwent a heart surgery 7 monthes ago in a hospital in Najaf following a heart failure.

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