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Updates on the revolution in Egypt that began in January 2011 and ended the 29-year rule of Hosni Mubarak. Demonstrations in Cairo, Alexandria and elsewhere followed a popular uprising in Tunisia.

On June, 2, 2012, Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison for complicity in the killings of protesters who eventually overthrew him. He could have received the death penalty. - NBC News

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Egyptian police fire bird-pellets, teargas on protesters surrounding Interior Minster's house - @DailyNewsEgypt

Report: Egyptian police uses tear gas as clashes take place in the province of al-Mansura - @AlArabiya_Eng