Kerry arrives back in U.S. after bike mishap

[June 02, 2015]  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry arrived back in the United States on Monday on a military flight from Europe after breaking his leg in a cycling accident, the State Department said.

After landing at Boston's Logan airport, Kerry headed to Massachusetts General Hospital for further treatment, spokesman John Kirby said in a statement.

Kerry, 71, broke his right femur on Sunday while cycling in France. He spent the night in a Geneva hospital under observation.

(Reporting by Peter Cooney; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

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