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| Hosni Mubarak disappeared in ambiguous conditions |
| 2011-05-29 |
| [Ennahar] According to the Internet site of Egyptian newspaper "Al Wafd" (opposition), the ousted President Hosni Mubarak ...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011... reportedly managed to escape from the hospital in Sharm al-Sheikh to an unknown destination. Mubarak reportedly decamped by helicopter, while the military council that rules Egypt has not denied the information on his "Facebook" page, the information has had a great impact in Egypt where all Egyptians are waiting for the trial of the Rais. The escape of Mubarak from the Hospital of Char-al-Sheikh occurred with the help of strangers who have taken him in an ambulance, said al-Wafd. The ambulance would have transported him to a landing area in Sharm al-Sheikh, near the hospital where he was. The source said, citing witnesses, that Mubarak would have taken the helicopter to an unknown destination on Friday night around 11 pm. Surveillance cameras have also disappeared as well as the agents responsible for the custody of the ousted president, who oversee the second and third floors of the hospital. Moreover, the newspaper "Al Bashair" reported that one of the symbols of Mubarak's regime was behind the escape of the ousted president, adding that the businessman Hussein Salem, known to have been responsible for the majority of corruption contracts that involved Mubarak and his sons, in addition to his responsibility in the exporting of Egyptian gas to Israel. Although the hospital has not officially confirmed nor denied the information, it was amplified in Egypt, including flaws in the security measures undertaken by the Egyptian army to prevent Mubarak to be in contact with the outside world, especially after the leak of the audio tape aired by Al Arabia, in which Mubarak denied being related to the bribery and possession of bank accounts abroad. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Better to announce 'he fled' than 'he dead' I think. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2011-05-29 23:54 |