Omar Suleiman dies at 76; former head of Egyptian intelligence

Omar Suleiman epitomized Egypt's repressive police state under President Hosni Mubarak. He was hastily named vice president in the final days of Mubarak's rule.

CAIRO — Omar Suleiman, Egypt's former spymaster and a confidant of deposed leader Hosni Mubarak, died Thursday in a U.S. hospital, months after his unsuccessful presidential bid to restore the old guard to power after a national revolution, state media reported. He was 76.

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