Egypt's former spy chief Omar Suleiman dies

Long-time intelligence chief and Hosni Mubarak's close ally has died in US while undergoing medical examination.

Omar SuleimanHe joined the race for the country's presidency in April, but his candidature was rejected

Omar Suleiman, Egypt's former vice-president and long-time spy chief to deposed president Hosni Mubarak, has died in the US, the official MENA news agency has reported. He was 76.

"Former vice president General Omar Suleiman died in the early hours of Thursday in a hospital in the United States," the agency said.

"He was undergoing medical tests in Cleveland," Suleiman's aide Hussein Kamal said, adding that arrangements were being made to return his body to Egypt for burial.

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