U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was injured after falling on slippery ice, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates prepares to testify to the Senate Armed Forces Committee Defense about the authorization request for FY2009, the Future Years Defense Program, and the FY2009 request for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Feb. 6, 2008.(Xinhua/Reuters File Photo) It happened Tuesday night in front of his home, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman told reporters.
Gates fractured his right shoulder and was treated by doctors. He cancelled a congressional hearing set for Wednesday morning, but is still capable of performing his duties, Whitman said.
The Washington area was hit by ice storm in the past two days.
Source: Xinhua
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