Italy's Defence Minister hospitalised for suspected pericarditis

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Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto talks during a joint press conference after a signing ceremony for Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) with Britain's Defense Minister Grant Shapps and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara at the defense ministry on December 14, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan. David Mareuil/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto talks during a joint press conference after a signing ceremony for Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) with Britain's Defense Minister Grant Shapps and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara at the defense ministry on December 14, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan. David Mareuil/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

ROME - Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto was urgently hospitalised in Rome for suspected pericarditis, the ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Crosetto, 60, was "in very good shape and could be discharged later in the day, but health checks were still ongoing," a ministry source added. REUTERS