Denktash slips back

FORMER Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, 87, remains critical after undergoing a new bout surgery late on Monday night.

He was operated on after doctors decided that it was the best course of action given how critical he was.

Denktash has been undergoing treatment at a hospital in the north since August 30, after he was transferred from a hospital in Ankara.

He was in a critical condition last week but showed some improvement later in the week.

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