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Egypt president undergoes gallbladder operation in Germany


    BERLIN (Reuters) - Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak underwent gallbladder surgery in Germany on Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman said.

    "He's under the knife now," said Annette Tuffs, spokeswoman for Heidelberg University Hospital.

    Earlier, Egyptian state television said 81-year-old Mubarak, in power for almost three decades, had handed power temporarily to his prime minister while he undergoes surgery.

    (Reporting by Volker Warkentin, writing by Paul Carrel)