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Injured Cambodian prince stable

Injured Cambodian prince stablePhnom Penh, June 18 (IANS) Cambodian Prince Norodom Ranariddh who was injured in a car accident, has been airlifted to a hospital in Thailand and his condition was now stable, an official said on Monday.

Ranariddh, who is also the Funcinpec Party president, was injured in the accident on Sunday in Sihanouk province. His 39-year-old wife Ouk Phalla died on the spot.

Funcinpec Party's Secretary General Yim Savy told Xinhua that "some of the prince's ribs were broken" and "one of his (right) leg's calf bones fractured".

 

"But his condition is stable, he is conscious and can speak normally," Yim said.

Both Ranariddh and his wife were in the fray for Cambodia's general elections, which is scheduled for July 29.

Ranariddh is a son of late King Norodom Sihanouk.

He is also the President of the Supreme Privy Advisory Council to King Norodom Sihamoni, his half-brother.

The prince was co-prime minister from 1993 to 1997 and president of the National Assembly from 1998 to 2006.

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