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Reports: Al-Sistani Comatose

A source in Najaf reports that the condition of leading Shi'ite cleric in Iraq Ali Al-Sistani is deteriorating, and that he is comatose.

The source said that Sistani has for several months suffered from serious health problems and is being cared for by a team of Iranian and Iraqi doctors, but that "official and political elements don't want to reveal the condition of the cleric's health."

However, Al-Sistani's office director, Hamad Al-Khafaf, denied the news of Al-Sistani's deterioration.

Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, August 22, 2008

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