Mubarak in court as trial resumes

Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak has returned to a Cairo courtroom for the resumption of his trial after a three-month break.

Mubarak is charged with complicity in the deaths of nearly 840 protesters in the crackdown against a popular uprising, which ended with his ousting on February 11. He could face the death penalty if convicted.

Egyptian TV showed footage of the 83-year-old, covered by a green blanket and lying on a hospital trolley.

He arrived by helicopter and was taken by ambulance for the short ride to the courthouse.

Mubarak has been under arrest in a hospital since April.

The trial's last hearing was in September when the head of the military council, which took power after Mubarak was ousted, gave evidence in a closed-door session.