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Egyptians celebrate as they hear the verdict over a car radio on ousted president Hosni Mubarak outside the police academy courtroom in Cairo, Egypt, June 2.
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Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak sits inside a cage in a courtroom in Cairo June 2.
Presiding judge Ahmed Refaat also sentenced his former interior minister, Habib el-Adli, to life in prison on the same charge. But Mubarak's two sons -- Gamal and Alaa -- were acquitted on corruption charges.
Scuffles broke out in the Cairo courtroom between supporters and opponents of the former president after the verdicts were announced.
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Supporters of deposed president Hosni Mubarak react after a court sentenced him to life in prison, outside the police academy where the court is located in Cairo, June 2.
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Protesters demonstrate after a court sentenced deposed president Hosni Mubarak to life in prison at Tahrir Square in Cairo, June 2.