Rumors spread over the health of ousted Egyptian President Husni Mubarak on Wednesday, with reports conflicting as some sources said he was clinically dead and others reported he was in coma.

A medical source said that "Mubarak is in a coma and the doctors are trying to revive him," AFP news agency reported.

The agency had said that Mubarak was on life support in Cairo hospital after suffering a stroke in prison.

"He has been placed on an artificial respirator," the source added, explaining that was confirmed by a member of Egypt's ruling military council, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity.

Egypt's state news agency MENA had earlier reported that the ousted strongman had been declared clinically dead after suffering a a blood clot in the brain in prison and being transferred to hospital.

"Medical sources told MENA his heart had stopped beating and did not respond to defibrillation."

Mubarak had been taken to a Cairo prison on June 2, after a court handed down a life sentence against him over his involvement in the death of protesters during the 2011 uprising that pushed him from power.

His health deteriorated after the transfer, with doctors defibrillating him twice earlier this month, and reports saying he was suffering from bouts of depression, high blood pressure and shortness of breath.

Source: News Agencies, edited by moqawama.org