Aircraft carrying Mubarak lands in Cairo

A supporter of Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak stands behind posters bearing his image outside the police academy where his trial will take place, in Cairo August 3, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

CAIRO - The plane carrying former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak for a trial landed in Cairo on Wednesday.

Mubarak, 83, will stand trial with his two sons, Alaa and Gamal, ex-interior minister Habib Adli and six police officers in the Police Academy in Cairo. A businessman will also be tried in absentia.

The opening session will be short and procedural, state TV said.

Mubarak faces charges of corruption and murder in the anti-government protests in January, which led to ouster of the veteran leader.