Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Morsi collapsed during a court appearance Monday and died, according to the country’s state TV.
Morsi, 67, is on trial for espionage charges. He fainted in court and died, state TV said. His body was transported to a hospital.
Morsi, a member of Islamist group the Muslim Brotherhood, won Egypt’s first free presidential election in 2012, following the ousting of longtime leader Hosni Mubarak a year earlier. Morsi was ousted and arrested by the military in 2013 amid a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and its leaders.
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