THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's ousted president, has reportedly suffered a heart attack just hours before being questioned by prosecutors alongside his sons on corruption charges.State television said that Mr Mubarak suffered a heart attack before questioning by prosecutors investigating graft and abuse allegations, which prompted his admission to hospital.
Two security officials said Mr Mubarak arrived under heavy police protection to the main hospital in Sharm al-Sheikh and, according to two doctors in the hospital, he stepped out of his armored Mercedes unaided and was taken to the presidential suite.
Mr Mubarak has lived in Sharm al-Sheikh since being deposed by the army in response to mass protests in February.
Al-Ahram, the official newspaper, said the president may not have to travel to Cairo to attend the prosecutors summons because of his admittance to hospital.
"Mubarak was admitted to the Sharm el-Sheikh International Hospital this afternoon amid a very heavy security presence in the town," a security official said.
Mr Mubarak's sons, Gamal and Alaa, were reported to be facing 15 days on remand for questioning. Egypt's army-run Higher Council has bowed to popular pressure to target former officials for corruption, leading to the arrest of a raft of senior figures. » | Damien McElroy, Cairo | Tuesday, April 12, 2011
