Mubarak aides to be tried over protests

An EGYPTIAN judge referred 25 people including aides of ousted president Hosni Mubarak for trial yesterday for sending camels charging into a crowd of protesters during the country's popular uprising.

By The Newsroom

Published 7th Jul 2011, 17:15 BST

Updated 8th Jul 2011, 00:01 BST

Mubarak loyalists mounted on camels and horses lunged into crowds of protesters on 2 February, a decisive moment in the 18-day revolution against his rule.