Mubarak's health has been failing since he was sentenced to a life term earlier this month. (Courtesy Creative Commons)

According to the report, Mubarak suffered a stroke and faded in and out of conciousness while incarcerated in a Cairo prison.

He was serving a life term for his part in the deaths of hundreds of protestors during the 2011 revolt which ended his dictatorship. He was 84 years old.

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