In pictures: Egypt holds full-honors military funeral for Mubarak

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In pictures: Egypt holds full-honors military funeral for Mubarak

The 91-year-old Mubarak died on Tuesday at a Cairo military hospital from kidney failure

Published: February 26, 2020 14:39 Compiled by Sara Al Shurafa and AP

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20200226_Mubarak funeral — Egypt was preparing to hold a full-honors military funeral Wednesday for the country’s former autocratic President Hosni Mubarak, who for decades was the face of stability in the Middle East but who was ousted from power in the 2011 Arab Spring uprising that swept much of the region. Image Credit: agencies

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Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Al Sissi led the funeral in a mosque complex on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital after a special Muslim death prayer was performed for Mubarak, an ex-army officer Image Credit: Social Media

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Mubarak's two sons, Alaa and Jamal as well as a grandson also attended the procession. Image Credit: Social Media

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The body of Mubarak, draped in the Egyptian flag, was put onto a carriage with guards of honour on horses moving in the lead. Image Credit: Reuters

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An army officer carried a a placard of the medals that Mubarak had received during his life marched behind the carriage carrying his body Image Credit: Reuters

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20200226_Funeral — Mubarak's sons Alaa and Gamal, joined by soldiers, walked next to their father's coffin at a huge mosque built by the army in a Cairo suburb where the funeral took place. Image Credit: AP

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20200226_funeral_egypt — “Through his military and political career, Mubarak made undeniable achievements and sacrifices,” the state-run al-Aharm newspaper eulogized Mubarak in its editorial Wednesday. Image Credit: Reuters

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Egypt's top military officials were expected to attend the funeral. Mubarak's coffin was to be airlifted from the Field Marshall Tantawi mosque to the family burial grounds (shown in picture), state television reported. Image Credit:

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