{{CAIRO}} \u2014{ The sons of deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak were released from prison on Monday, prison officials said, a day after the violent anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled the autocrat.}<\/p>\n
An Egyptian court last week ordered the release of Alaa and Gamal Mubarak pending their retrial in a corruption case.<\/p>\n
Their release could further fuel tension in Egypt. At least 25 people were killed on Sunday in anti-government demonstrations, officials said. Witnesses say security forces and police fired at protestors.<\/p>\n
Mr Mubarak is still in detention in a military hospital, but judicial sources said he could soon walk free as he currently had no convictions against him.<\/p>\n
Many Egyptians view Mr Mubarak\u2019s rule as a period of crony capitalism, which enriched an elite but neglected millions of poor.<\/p>\n
Pro-democracy activists accuse President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of returning Egypt to the kind of authoritarian rule that characterised Mr Mubarak\u2019s three-decades in power, allegations the government denies.<\/p>\n
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