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US Secretary injured in bike crash

According to the State Department spokesman, John Kirby, Kerry broke his right femur, but he is in stable condition.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, rides a bike after holding meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif over Iran's nuclear program, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday, March 16, 2015.

US Secretary of State, John Kerry has been hospitalised after breaking his leg in a bike crash in Scionzier, France, about 40 kilometers southeast of the Swiss border on Sunday, May 31.

According to the State Department spokesman, John Kirby, Kerry broke his right femur, but he is in stable condition.

A paramedic traveling with his motorcade swung into action after the accident.

Kirby said his right leg has been X-rayed, noting that the scribe, who is supposed to make a trip to four nations, will be cancelling his schedules and fly back to the US.

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Kerry is in France for series of meetings with Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif on over Iran's nuclear program

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