Mubarak May Be In 'Bad Health,' Egyptian Ambassador Says
Mubarak as he addressed the Egyptian people on state TV last Thursday.
Mubarak as he addressed the Egyptian people on state TV last Thursday.
AFP Photo/Egyptian TVFormer Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak "is possibly in somewhat of bad health" [sic], Egypt's ambassador to the U.S. told The Today Show's Meredith Vieira this morning.
Asked about reports that Mubarak may have suffered a stroke, Ambassador Sameh Shoukry said that "from an official perspective, I have no information related to the ex-president's health." But, he added that he "might have received some communication at a personal level indicating that he is possibly in somewhat of bad health."
Here's the exchange between Vieira and Shoukry:
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Mubarak, who stepped down last Friday after weeks of anti-government protests in Egypt's major cities, is 82.
Der Spiegel reported last week that Mubarak might go to Germany for medical treatment as part of a "dignified departure" from Egypt.
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