Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been found guilty in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising.

The Egyptian Court has sentenced the ex-President to life in prison for complicity in the massacres, BBC reports Saturday.

The 84-year-old Mubarak is the first former leader to be tried in person since the start of the Arab Spring in early 2011.

Ex-Interior Minister Habib al-Adly also received a life sentence over the deaths of demonstrators.

Mubarak and his two sons - Gamal and Alaa - were acquitted on separate charges of corruption, but the sons will remain behind bars.

Shouting and scuffles erupted in court after the verdict was read out. BBC correspondents say this is was caused by the court's decision to acquit four senior Adly assistants, who are also widely blamed for the killings.

Outside the building, Mubarak's sentencing was cheered by relatives of the victims, however, the joy soon turned into anger over the leniency towards Adly's aides.

Judge Ahmed Refaat insisted the 10-month trial had been fair one.

Mubarak, who ruled the country for 30 years, had faced a possible death sentence over the killing of about 850 protesters by security forces last year.

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