Hundreds gathered at Cairo's El-mosheir Tantawy mosque on February 26th to pay tribute to the late Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Government officials joined the late leader's sons and other family members to honor the man who led the Arab world's most populous nation for three decades. Mubarak, ousted during the 2011 popular uprising known as the Arab Spring, died on Tuesday at the age of 91 from heart and kidney complications. Cairo photojournalist Hamada Elrasam was at Mubarak's funeral ceremony.
With full military honors, Egypt bids farewell to Hosni Mubarak
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A helicopter arrives carrying the body of the late President Mubarak at Cairo's El-mosheir Tantawy mosque. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
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With full military honors, Mubarak's flag-draped coffin was carried on a horse drawn carriage in the funeral procession. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
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Soldiers salute Mubarak's casket at the El-mosheir Tantawy mosque. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)
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During the turbulent days of 2011 when Mubarak was ousted, Egypt's army was a stabilizing force respected by Egyptians for the restraint it exercised even while remaining loyal to Mubarak until the end of his rule. (Hamada Elrasam/VOA)