>Thatcher breaks arm in fall

前首相撒切爾摔斷手臂

Former British prime minister, 83-year-old Margaret Thatcher (see photo), was taken to hospital on Friday after breaking her arm in a fall at her London home, her spokesman said. The Conservative leader, known as the "Iron Lady" during her 11 years in power, will be kept in a London hospital. "Her spirits were quite good, although she was in a bit of discomfort with the injury," the spokesman said.

83歲高齡的英國前首相瑪格麗特·撒切爾(見圖)12號在家中意外跌倒，摔斷了手臂，已被送往倫敦的一家醫院治療。她的發言人說："她精神狀態不錯，就是受傷處有點不舒服。" 這位保守黨領袖在她執政的11年間曾被世人稱作"鐵女人"。

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