The family of an Egyptian-Canadian journalist sentenced to seven years in prison by a Cairo court says he has been sent to hospital in advance of surgery for a long-standing arm injury. Mohamed Fahmy's brother Adel says he was admitted Saturday for tests and other preparations for an operation on his upper arm. Verdicts were handed down last week to Fahmy and the two other broadcasters, a result that stunned observers and has sparked concern from Ottawa. Adel Fahmy said it was a "miracle" and took a lot of paperwork for Fahmy to finally get care for his right arm, but added that the lengthy delay in getting a diagnosis and the harsh prison conditions meant the state of the limb "worsened drastically" to the point of being permanently disabled.
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