Cairo: An Egyptian court on Saturday dismissed murder charges against former President Hosni Mubarak in connection with the killings of hundreds of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his nearly three-decade rule, citing the “inadmissibility” of the case due to a technicality.

Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak (centre) waves to the crowd as he is transported from a military helicopter to an ambulance after the court hearing. PIC/AFP