Egypt's Mubarak on Life Support amid Crisis

(AP) - Hamza Hendawi and Sarah el Deeb - Egypt's Hosni Mubarak was on life support after suffering a stroke in prison Tuesday, deepening the country's uncertainty just as a potentially explosive fight opened over who will succeed him. The 84-year-old Mubarak suffered a "fast deterioration of his health" and his heart stopped beating, the state news agency MENA and security officials said. He was revived by defibrillation but then had a stroke.


2012-06-20 00:00:00

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