Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been released from prison, adding another potentially complicating element to the country's ongoing turmoil.

埃及前总统穆巴拉克获释出狱，这给埃及动乱局势增添了一个潜在的复杂化因素。

A helicopter picked up Mr. Mubarak at Cairo's Tora prison on Thursday and flew him to a military hospital near the capital, where he will be placed under house arrest.

一架直升机星期四将穆巴拉克从埃及的托拉监狱接送到首都开罗附近的一家军队医院,他将在那里受到软禁。

Egyptian judicial authorities ordered the release of the ailing 85-year-old from prison this week, saying he could no longer be held in custody during his retrial on corruption and murder charges.

埃及司法当局本星期下令释放身患重病的85岁的穆巴拉克，说在对穆巴拉克进行再审期间不得继续将其关押。

Mr. Mubarak has faced murder and corruption charges linked to his 30 years in power and the 2011 popular uprising that ended his rule.

穆巴拉克被控在他执政的30年间以及在2011年结束他统治的民众起义期间犯有谋杀和贪污罪。