{Angela Merkel has been injured in a skiing accident in Switzerland, her spokesman confirmed today.
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The German Chancellor broke her pelvis in a fall as she skied cross-country while on holiday in the Engadin region on Friday.<\/p>\n
The 59-year-old has been forced to cancel meetings for the next three weeks due to her injury, which requires her to remain lying down as much as possible.<\/p>\n
Government spokesman Steffen Seibert told reporters at a press conference in Berlin that Mrs. Merkel had suffered \u201cserious bruising in connection with a partial fracture on her left posterior pelvic ring.”<\/p>\n
He added that she “was going at a low speed” but could not confirm whether anyone else was involved.<\/p>\n
Doctors said the injury, which was initially thought to be a bruise, is an “incomplete” bone fracture which requires an extensive period of rest.<\/p>\n
The German politician is not able to travel by plane and has had to cancel a planned visit to Poland and a meeting with the Luxembourg Prime Minister in Berlin.<\/p>\n
However, Mrs. Merkel will still be able to work from home and will attend the cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Mr Seibert added<\/p>\n
The incident comes just over a week after Mrs. Merkel offered her support to German F1 hero Michael Schumacher after he was critically injured in a ski accident.<\/p>\n
Spokesman Mr Seibert said: “Like millions of Germans, the chancellor and government members were extremely dismayed when they heard about Michael Schumacher’s serious skiing accident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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