Mubarak hospitalised in Sharm-el-Sheikh

CAIRO: Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been hospitalised in the Red Sea resort of Sharm-el-Sheikh, where he has been living since his overthrow in February, security sources told AFP on Tuesday.

"Mubarak was admitted to the Sharm el-Sheikh International Hospital this afternoon, amid a very heavy security presence in the town," a security source told AFP.

Contacted by AFP, a hospital source refused to comment on the news and said that "the minister of health will make an announcement" shortly.