Egypt's deposed autocrat Mubarak turns 87, waves to fans

May 05, 2015 01:26

Egypt's deposed longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak celebrated his 87th birthday today by waving to some 100 supporters gathered outside of the military hospital where he is being held in Cairo.

The crowd held up photos of Mubarak, played music and praised him, days before an expected May 9 verdict in his retrial on corruption charges.

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