Former President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak has died in hospital in Cairo aged 91, according to Egyptian state news.
The Al-Watan website had earlier in the day reported that Mubarak, reported to have underwent surgery in late January, died at a military hospital on Tuesday.
TheGiant reports that Mubarak, ousted by the military in 2011, spent three decades in office.
Mubarak was accused of inciting the killing of protesters during 18-day revolt, in which about 850 people were killed, as police clashed with demonstrators.
The former president was sentenced to life in jail in 2012, but a court of appeal ordered a retrial which dismissed the charges two years later.
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