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Mubarak Reportedly in Coma

EGYPT

But hospital official denies report.

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Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's lawyer said Sunday the ousted leader has suffered a stroke and is in a coma. State television in Cairo has also reported the news. But a medical official at the hospital where Mubarak is under arrest denied the report, saying Mubarak's condition is stable. Mubarak is 83, and his lawyer, Farid el-Deeb, said doctors were trying to bring him back to consciousness.

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