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Hosni Mubarak, Sons Detained

Mubarak expected to remain in hospital for the duration

By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 13, 2011 6:09 AM CDT

(Newser) – Despite the "heart crisis" he suffered during questioning yesterday, Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak was detained last night along with his two sons. The prosecutor general's office ordered Mubarak and sons Gamal and Alaa held for 15 days as authorities investigate charges of corruption and abuse. According to the Guardian, Mubarak's "heart crisis" was reportedly a heart attack; he is expected to stay in the hospital for the entirety of his detention.

Mubarak and his sons had been summoned to court over the weekend to answer to charges that they abused power, illegally acquired wealth, and squandered public funds during Mubarak's reign. Younger son Gamal, a top official in the ruling party, had been seen as a potential successor to his father. As he and Alaa were questioned, a throng of 2,000 gathered to demand their arrest; as the brothers were driven away in a police van, the crowd threw water bottles, stones, and shoes at it.

An Egyptian family protest with national flags Wednesday April 13, 2011, in front of Sharm El Sheikh hospital where former President Hosni Mubarak, 82, was hospitalized with heart problems. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

In a Jan. 6, 2011 file photo Alaa Mubarak, son of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, attends the Christmas Eve Mass at the Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis/FILE)

A Jan. 6, 2011, file photo shows Gamal Mubarak, son of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, at the Christmas Eve Mass at the Coptic cathedral in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, file)

Egyptians celebrate outside Sharm el-Sheikh courthouse where president's powerful sons Alaa and Gamal Mubarak questioned by prosecutors Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Egyptian policemen guard Wednesday, April 13, 2011, a convoy carrying former president's powerful sons Alaa and Gamal Mubarak. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Egyptian policemen guard a minibus carrying former president's powerful sons Alaa and Gamal Mubarak, outside Sharm el-Sheikh courthouse where they were questioned by prosecutors April 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

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