U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has softened his leg up bicycle crash close Geneva and has canceled whatever remains of a four-country trip.
Kerry now wants to come back to the United States on Sunday after X-beams at a Swiss doctor's facility affirmed that he cracked his right femur.
He will get further treatment in Boston.
State Department representative John Kirby says Kerry will be dealt with by the same specialist who performed an earlier hip surgery.
Kirby says Kerry is stable, never lost cognizance and that his harm is not life-debilitating.
He says Kerry ought to make a full recuperation and is in great spirits.
Finishing the excursion implies Kerry is skipping gatherings with Spanish pioneers and a gathering in Paris on battling the Islamic State bunch.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Inquire soon for additional data. AP's prior story is underneath.
GENEVA (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry was helicoptered to a Swiss clinic Sunday after a bicycle crash outside of Geneva, where he had been holding atomic chats with Iran's remote pastor.
Kerry endured a feasible leg harm, however did not lose awareness, State Department representative John Kirby said. The top American ambassador was in steady condition.
Kerry endured the mishap close Scionzier, France, around 40 kilometers southeast of the Swiss outskirt. Paramedics and a doctor were on the scene with his motorcade at the time.
Kerry was transported to Geneva's primary clinic HUG, where he was being assessed, Kirby said.
It was vague to what extent he was required to stay there and the status of Kerry's present, four-country trek was indistinct.
Kerry had wanted to travel later Sunday to Madrid for gatherings with Spain's top dog and leader, before burning through two days in Paris for a global gathering on battling the Islamic State.
Kerry's cycling rides have turn into a subject of his discretionary voyages, regularly bringing his bicycle with him on the plane.
Amid exchanges in late March and early April between world forces and Iran, he took a few bicycle treks amid breaks in the transactions. Those discussions were held in Lausanne, Switzerland, and prompted a structure assention.
Kerry met Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for six hours in a Geneva inn Saturday as the sides now work to seal a thorough accord by June 30.
Kerry now wants to come back to the United States on Sunday after X-beams at a Swiss doctor's facility affirmed that he cracked his right femur.
He will get further treatment in Boston.
State Department representative John Kirby says Kerry will be dealt with by the same specialist who performed an earlier hip surgery.
Kirby says Kerry is stable, never lost cognizance and that his harm is not life-debilitating.
He says Kerry ought to make a full recuperation and is in great spirits.
Finishing the excursion implies Kerry is skipping gatherings with Spanish pioneers and a gathering in Paris on battling the Islamic State bunch.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Inquire soon for additional data. AP's prior story is underneath.
GENEVA (AP) - Secretary of State John Kerry was helicoptered to a Swiss clinic Sunday after a bicycle crash outside of Geneva, where he had been holding atomic chats with Iran's remote pastor.
Kerry endured a feasible leg harm, however did not lose awareness, State Department representative John Kirby said. The top American ambassador was in steady condition.
Kerry endured the mishap close Scionzier, France, around 40 kilometers southeast of the Swiss outskirt. Paramedics and a doctor were on the scene with his motorcade at the time.
Kerry was transported to Geneva's primary clinic HUG, where he was being assessed, Kirby said.
It was vague to what extent he was required to stay there and the status of Kerry's present, four-country trek was indistinct.
Kerry had wanted to travel later Sunday to Madrid for gatherings with Spain's top dog and leader, before burning through two days in Paris for a global gathering on battling the Islamic State.
Kerry's cycling rides have turn into a subject of his discretionary voyages, regularly bringing his bicycle with him on the plane.
Amid exchanges in late March and early April between world forces and Iran, he took a few bicycle treks amid breaks in the transactions. Those discussions were held in Lausanne, Switzerland, and prompted a structure assention.
Kerry met Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for six hours in a Geneva inn Saturday as the sides now work to seal a thorough accord by June 30.
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