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Egypt Detains Mubarak, Sons in Corruption Probe

HeadlineApr 13, 2011

Egyptian prosecutors have ordered the detention of former President Hosni Mubarak for 15 days. Mubarak’s two sons, Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, have also been detained as part of a probe into allegations of corruption and abuse of power under their regime. Alaa and Gamal Mubarak have been taken to a prison in Cairo while the elder Mubarak remains in a hospital near his villa in Sharm el-Sheikh. Mubarak was hospitalized there on Tuesday, just as he underwent questioning. Critics have accused him of faking illness to evade the investigation. The news comes just days after Egyptian forces attacked a crowd of thousands in Cairo’s Tahrir Square demanding Mubarak’s prosecution. It was the largest demonstration in Egypt since Mubarak’s ouster two months ago.

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