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Ousted Egyptian leader Mubarak to be put under house arrest

CAIRO - Deposed Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak will be put under house arrest, the prime minister's office said on Wednesday.
Mubarak, who was toppled in a 2011 uprising, is expected to be released from a Cairo prison on Thursday. "In the context of the emergency law, the deputy military commander issued an order that Mohamed Hosni Mubarak should be put under house arrest," read a statement from the office.