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Norway's King Harald V Leaves Malaysia After Pacemaker Surgery

Local residents watch a Scandinavian Airlines medevac plane prepare to take off on runway at Langkawi international airport on the Malaysian resort island of Langkawi, Malaysia, Sunday, March 3, 2024.

An airplane carrying Norway’s King Harald V departed Malaysia on Sunday, a day after he was implanted with a pacemaker. The monarch was hospitalized for an infection during a private vacation on the northern resort island of Langkawi. He underwent surgery at the Sultanah Maliha Hospital to implant a temporary pacemaker due to a low heart rate.

Norwegian media outlets reported that King Harald traveled to Malaysia with his wife, Queen Sonja, to celebrate his 87th birthday. A Scandinavian Airlines medical evacuation plane, which took off from Oslo, arrived in Langkawi to transport the monarch back to Norway.

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