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Hosni Mubarak Faces Retrial in Egypt

ARAB SPRING

For killing protesters.

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Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will be retried for allowing the killing of protesters during the 2011 Arab Spring protests, the country’s high court ruled Thursday. The 87-year-old leader was initially sentenced to life in prison in 2012. A court dropped charges against him in an initial retrial, but that move was appealed by the prosecution. His successor, Mohammed Morsi, may face the death penalty over a prison break.

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