Sarkozy rushed to hospital after scare

FRANCE’S President Nicolas Sarkozy was rushed to hospital yesterday after suffering a “minor” nervous complaint while jogging at his woodland weekend retreat outside Paris, officials said.

The 54-year-old leader was seen immediately by a doctor and underwent medical tests, a statement from the Elysee Palace said. Sarkozy’s wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy was at his side, a senior official added.

One of the president’s aides said Sarkozy was taken to the Val de Grace military hospital, after a problem related to his vagus nerve – which helps the body regulate its heart rate – that doctors “considered minor”.