He also said he got into hot water with a conversation he had with Egyptian President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak.

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Visitors have shied away from the country through its first uprising and further revolts against the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party under Mohammed Morsy, who took power after the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.

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Opponents of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi say the death proves the police have not reformed in the two years since authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak was ousted.

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