Egypt holds military funeral for former president Mubarak – Photos

By aya salah On Feb 26, 2020

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (2-L) and sons of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Alaa (2-R), Gamal (R) along with other officials attend Mubarak's funeral at Mosheer Tantawy mosque, in Cairo, Egypt, 26 February 2020. Mubarak died on 25 February 2020 aged 91.

A military funeral has been held in Egypt for former President Hosni Mubarak, who died on Tuesday aged 91.

President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi along with Mubarak’s sons, Alaa and Gamal, walked in procession with soldiers next to his coffin as it was taken to a mosque in Cairo built by the military where the ceremony took place.

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The government has declared three days of national mourning. Mubarak was forced out of office by an Arab Spring popular uprising in 2011, after 30 years in power.

Horses drew Mubarak’s coffin draped in the Egyptian flag at a mosque complex, followed by a procession led by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt’s top military brass, Mubarak’s sons Alaa and Gamal and other Egyptian and Arab dignitaries.

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