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Mubarak reportedly suffers stroke in Egyptian prison
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Former president's health worsens
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- Date Jun 19, 2012
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Our breaking news coverage continues on Fox News Channel the former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.
Has reportedly suffered a stroke while in prison that's according the reporting of state television in Egypt.
Let our Leland -- -- -- is live in Cairo.
-- Good evening -- right now the president authority hearing Cairo always saying publicly.
And not only did state TV but also the local media -- Former President Mubarak has suffered a stroke this is coming in unprecedented time hearing you -- right now only -- -- here's where there are.
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood sympathizers.
Protest in the fact that the army has dissolved the parliament and also protesting what they say is turning the presidency which President Mubarak held for some thirty years.
-- -- simply a figurehead president Mubarak's health had been the subject of a lot of rumors -- in Cairo over the past five months we were here a couple of weeks ago when he was given a life sentence.
And there were also protesters and talk Peter's square then protests in the fact that he did not give -- death penalty for the death of so many of the revolutionaries.
During last year's revolution here -- -- that toppled the thirty year dictator right now it is very hard to tell -- just out -- President Mubarak did many people are saying that he's simply been playing to sit for school and trying to gain this.
Didn't vote whether indeed this time he is really on his deathbed is yet to be seen shepherd.
He says many people are saying that but there's no way to really know for now we'll have to listen to Egyptian state television and watch and wait and see and maybe check -- -- the United Nations.
Where are Jonathan Hunt is live Jonathan.
-- this would indeed if Hosni Mubarak is back to possibly be the culmination -- all -- an era an extraordinary era in Egyptian history -- revolution that toppled him.
Just about one year ago remember -- -- -- Mubarak was a man who cracked down severely on the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.
Now the Muslim Brotherhood may well be poised to take a great deal.
Powell in that country it is just one more example of the sweeping change that is going across the region of calls here at the UN.
They are discussing the change the possible change the change they hope that will come to nearby Syria -- right now.
This is a major moment about to unfold in Egypt -- Jonathan Hunt live for us at the United Nations Jonathan thanks very much.
Before get -- today a quick trip.