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A Turkish lawmaker reportedly suffered a heart attack and fell to the ground in parliament on Tuesday after declaring that Israel “cannot escape the wrath of God.”
The video shows Saadet Party Kocaeli MP Hasan Bitmez, 53, giving a speech to Turkey's Grand National Assembly that was in the Foreign Ministry's budget, according to the BBC.
“Even if history is silent, the truth will not be silent. They believe that if they get rid of us, there will be no problem,” Bitmez said in a translated version of his speech. “However, if you get rid of us, you will not be able to escape the torment of conscience. Even if you escape the torment of history, you will not be able to escape the wrath of God.”
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Hasan Bitmez, MP from the Saadet Kocaeli party, gives a speech on Tuesday in which he declares that Israel “cannot escape the wrath of God.” A few moments later he fell to the ground and apparently suffered a heart attack. (Getty Images)
He then turned around and fainted, seemingly landing on a marble floor.
The BBC reported that Bitmez was given first aid, which included cardiopulmonary resuscitation, before being taken out of the room on a stretcher while paramedics continued to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
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Hasan Bitmez, a lawmaker from Saadet's Kocaeli party, falls to the ground and collapses from an apparent heart attack after delivering his speech on Tuesday in which he declared that Israel “will not escape the wrath of God.” (Getty Images)
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca reportedly made a statement regarding Bitmez’s condition.
“During angiography, it was found that two major veins were completely blocked and after the procedure failed to produce results, he was connected to a heart-lung pump,” Koka said. “With a heart-lung pump, he is now vital.”
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Saadet Kocaeli Party MP Hasan Bitmez lies on the floor after collapsing from an apparent heart attack following his speech on Tuesday in which he declared that Israel “cannot escape the wrath of God.” (Getty Images)
The BBC also reported that Bitmez was in serious condition, diabetic and had two heart stents.
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