Saudi king left hospital after routine health checkup

RIYADH -- Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud left the hospital on Wednesday after a routine health checkup, the Saudi Press Agency reported, citing a statement by the Saudi Royal Court.

The statement said that the checkup was carried out at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre in Jeddah.

The royal court announced early Wednesday that King Salman had been admitted to the hospital "to conduct routine examinations, which will take several hours."