An Egyptian court has postponed its ruling in the trial of Hosni Mubarak until November.

The former president is charged with complicity in the killings of protesters during the 2011 revolt which ousted him.

The 86-year-old was taken from a military hospital to the courtroom in Cairo by helicopter for today's hearing.

He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the same charges in 2012, though a judge ordered a retrial.

The retrial, presided over by Judge Mahmoud Kamel el-Rashid, opened in May 2013 and also included Mubarak's former interior minister and six former security generals.

In the last session, Mubarak spoke out about the case for the first time, saying he "would never order the killing of protesters",

Mubarak was the first Arab ruler to be brought to court by his own people.

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