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April 13, 2011

Egypt Detains Mubarak, Sons in Corruption Probe 
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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 Shaikh. 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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