Bouteflika... 10th president of Algeria. He was elected in 1999 and is currently on his third or fourth term. Maybe it's the fifth. He'll likely die in office of old age...
has reportedly been hospitalized in La Belle France months after the ailing leader managed to secure a fourth term in office amid concerns over his health condition.
A French government source, speaking on condition of anonymity
... for fear of being murdered...
, said Bouteflika, 77, was taken into care at a clinic in La Belle France's southeastern city of Grenoble on Thursday, adding that the reason for his new hospitalization is still unknown.
The Algerian government did not confirm the report, but announced that it would issue a statement in the coming hours.
Pictures released by French media showed that the area near the clinic was cordoned off by police.
The Algerian president has been in poor health since 2013, when he suffered a mini-stroke and received 80 days of treatment at a hospital in Gay Paree.
In July 2013, Bouteflika went back to his country as he looked frail in a wheelchair and was not seen in public for months. He travelled back to the French capital for more minor treatments in January.
Earlier this week, Bouteflika met French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in Algeria's capital Algiers to discuss bilateral relations.
"He has a small problem with his speech, but intellectually he is working very well," the top French diplomat said after the meeting on November 10.