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Jennifer MattsonDecember 19, 2012 18:13
Hosni Mubarak treated in Cairo hospital after prison fall
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is being treated in the hospital after he fell in a prison toilet and hit his head, according to the BBC citing state media.
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is being treated in the hospital after he fell in a prison toilet and hit his head, according to the BBC citing state media.
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An Egyptian policeman stands guard outside Sharm el-Sheikh hospital where former president Hosni Mubarak was admitted after he reportedly suffered a heart attack yesterday during questioning by prosecutors, in the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on April 13, 2011. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is being treated in the hospital after he fell in a prison toilet and hit his head, according to the BBCciting state media.
Mena news agency reported he also bruised his chest, BBC said.
CNN reportedthe 84-year-old is serving a life sentence in Cairo's Tora prison for not preventing the killing of demonstrators during Egypt's recent uprising.
Mubarak's long-time rule ended in February 2011, he was sentenced last June.
More from GlobalPost: Mubarak reportedly in 'full coma,' say Egyptian officials
Deputy interior minister Gen. Mohammed Ibrahim told the BBCMubarak was expected to go back to prison on Wednesday.
CNN said Mubarak has suffering a number of health problems, including a coma, since his conviction.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/egypt/121219/hosni-mubarak-treated-cairo-hospital-after-prison-fal
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