Two sons of deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak were released from prison early today, prison officials said, a day after the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled the autocrat.

An Egyptian court last week ordered the release of Alaa and Gamal Mubarak pending a retrial.

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