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Egypt’s Former President Hosni Mubarak Suffers Stroke: Reports

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GETTY W 021411 HosniMubarak?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1340139085890AFP/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was rushed to a military hospital after suffering a stroke today, stoking public confusion over his condition. State media reported that Mubarak was clinically dead, but his lawyer denied this.

A spokeman for the Interior Ministry said the 84-year-old Mubarak was moved from the hospital in Torah Prison to nearby Maadi Hospital in southern Cairo. There have been conflicting unconfirmed reports about Mubarak’s worsening condition, including that his heart stopped briefly and that he had suffered a stroke.

Mubarak’s health has deteriorated since he was removed from office last year. Mubarak received a life sentence on June 2 after hundreds of people were killed by government troops during the revolution known as the “Arab spring.”

Mubarak’s latest health scare comes on the same day that protesters returned to Tahrir Square, the site of last year’s demonstrations, to protest against the military council and for the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate, Mohammed Morsi.

“Revolution is back to the square,” one group chanted.

“The law of the revolution, not the law of the military,” chanted another.

The campaign of Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq claimed Tuesday that he, not Morsi, won this weekend’s presidential election. That declaration of victory came just hours after the Muslim Brotherhood declared that Morsi had defeated Shafiq by almost one million votes.

Numerous independent media outlets have confirmed Morsi’s victory. Both sides have accused each other of voting violations.

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