Ousted Egyptian President in Cairo to Face Trial

TEHRAN (FNA)- The trial session of the ousted Egyptian President is set to begin in Cairo after Hosni Mubarak arrived by a military helicopter to the Cairo court earlier today.
Mubarak and his two sons will stand trial on charges of corruption and ordering the killing of anti-government protesters in Egypt.

The state television said that Hosni Mubarak's air ambulance landed in Cairo on Wednesday as tension between protesters and riot police is intensified outside his courthouse in the capital.

Shortly after he landed in Cairo, Mubarak was en route to court where is to face murder charges on Wednesday, a security official says.

"Mubarak has landed at Almaza military airport," the official said.

"He is now on his way to the Police Academy" where is due to appear in court along with his two sons Alaa and Gamal, the former interior minister and six security chiefs, the official went on to say.

Mubarak left the Sharm el-Sheikh hospital earlier in the day under tight security measures, including ambulances and security vehicles.

Meantime, large numbers of people also gathered outside the court.

Some 3,000 soldiers and police have been drafted in to maintain order at Cairo's police academy for the trial.

A cage for the defendants has been built and an estimated 600 people are expected to watch the proceedings.

Egypt's judicial officials say Mubarak could be executed if found guilty of ordering to shoot anti-government protesters.