CAIRO/SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - Egyptians were enthralled on Wednesday by the unprecedented sight of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, a leader of the Arab world for three decades and now the Arab Spring's biggest scalp, being wheeled into a courtroom cage for his trial.
Outside the courtroom they watched on a big screen as the frail octogenarian, who ruled Egypt for 30 years, lay on a hospital bed connected to a drip denying involvement in the killing of protesters who ousted him.
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Egyptians crowded into cafes, kiosks, anywhere with a television to follow the trial.
