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Comatose Ariel Sharon 'could be home in days'

The family of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is preparing to bring him home from hospital "within days", Israeli sources say.

The 82-year-old has been in a coma since 2006, when he suffered a massive stroke.

Sources told the BBC he could be moved to his farm in the Negev "as early as Friday" from his hospital in Tel Aviv.

Nicknamed "the bulldozer", the former general was seen as a strong leader by Israelis, but reviled by Palestinians....
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