Mubarak, Egypt's Ousted President, Is Dead At 91
Updated at 8:45 a.m. ET
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted from power in the early days of the Arab Spring, has died at the age of 91.
Egypt's government has announced three days of public mourning for Mubarak, who is to be buried in a military funeral.
A statement from the Egyptian presidency said it "mourns with great sorrow" Mubarak's death in light of his role as a hero of the 1973 ArabâIsraeli War, which it said "restored dignity and pride" among Arab nations.
Mubarak was an air force officer during the war in which Egyptian-led troops captured the Suez Canal. The parliament and military command expressed their condolences for the death of a leader of the "glorious October War."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also
