John Kerry breaks leg in biking accident in
Europe
He will cut short his diplomatic trip and return home for
treatment.
By NAHAL TOOSI
Secretary of State John Kerry broke his right femur in
a bicycling accident in France on Sunday and is
returning to the U.S. for treatment, scuttling the final
parts of a multistop diplomatic trip that has already
included meeting with Iranian nuclear negotiators.
Kerry was listed in stable condition and didn’t lose
consciousness after the morning incident in Scionzier,
France, according to a statement from State
Department spokesman John Kirby.
Paramedics and a physician were with the 71-year-old
as part of his motorcade, but he was eventually flown
via medical helicopter to a hospital in Geneva.
Because Kerry’s leg injury is near the site of an earlier
hip replacement, the secretary will fly back to Boston
to “seek treatment at Massachusetts General Hospital
with his doctor who did the prior surgery,” Kirby
said.
Kerry will return to the U.S. on “an aircraft outfitted
to ensure he remains comfortable and stable
throughout the flight,” the spokesman added. “Its use
is nothing more than a prudent medical step on the
advice of physicians.”

Kerry was originally supposed to return to the U.S. on
Sunday evening, but after further consultation decided
to stay overnight in Switzerland and fly back Monday,
Kirby said in a later statement. He added that Kerry is
“in great spirits and active. He has done a range of
phone calls including with the president?.”
Bicycling is a favorite pastime for Kerry, who engages
in the recreational sport even on his many overseas
trips.
The diplomat held a round of talks with Iranian
leaders in Geneva on Saturday ahead of a June 30
deadline to reach an agreement to curb Tehran’s
nuclear program. Kerry has been a key member of the
six-nation team working toward a deal with Iran, for
which a preliminary framework was unveiled in early
April.
It was not immediately clear how his injury would
affect his participation in those often intense and
controversial discussions as the deadline nears.
Kerry was scheduled to be in Madrid later Sunday and
on Monday, before heading to Paris for an
international meeting Tuesday on countering the
Islamic State group. Kirby said Kerry would participate
in the Paris meeting remotely and stressed that he “is
expected to make a full recovery.”
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