Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak slipped in and out of consciousness over the weekend and rumors of his death bounced around Twitter.
For the 695th time this week. RT @bencnn: Interior Ministry official tells CNN Hosni Mubarak has fallen into a coma. #Egypt
— Mostafa Hussein Omar (@moftasa) June 11, 2012
Today an Interior Ministry spokesman said he is in a “full coma.” His sons Gamal and Alaa will join him at the prison hospital.
#Egypt interior ministry spokesman: Hosni Mubarak is in a coma. Prison authority accepts sons' request to be at his side
— Ram Ramgopal (@RamCNN) June 11, 2012
The Interior Ministry spokesman told CNN:
His health has been deteriorating since the verdict, with high blood pressure, problems breathing, and irregular heart beat.
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