Mubarak released

The former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been released from prison and is expected to be placed under house arrest.

Mubarak was arrested after widespread protests forced him from power 2 years ago, and was charged with corruption and involvement in the deaths of protestors and jailed for life, before the conviction was overturned on appeal earlier this year.

There has been some criticism of the release.

"It's the return of the figure that Egyptian people revolted against," Muslim Brotherhood member Mona al-Qazzaz told the BBC.

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