Former president and prime minister Eddie Fenech Adami was yesterday admitted to hospital after suffering a minor heart attack in the afternoon.

Dr Fenech Adami, 81, was taken to hospital after temporarily losing consciousness while on a boat trip with his Nationalist Party deputy leader son, Beppe, and other family members.

He is receiving treatment at Mater Dei Hospital where he is being kept under observation. Dr Fenech Adami has a history of heart problems and had a pacemaker fitted two years ago.

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