Egypt: Mubarak release seen as victory for old order
Egypt’s former autocrat Hosni Mubarak was flown from jail in a symbolic victory for an army-dominated old order that has overthrown and imprisoned his elected Islamist successor.
A helicopter took Mubarak from Cairo’s Tora prison, where scores of supporters had gathered for his release. He was flown to a military hospital in the southern suburb of Maadi, officials said.
“He protected the country,” said Lobna Mohamed, a housewife in the crowd of well-wishers. “He is a good man, but we want [General Abdel Fattah] Sisi now,” she said, referring to the commander who overthrew Islamist Mohamed Morsi on 3 July.
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