CAIRO (AP) - About 10,000 protesters have flooded the streets of Cairo after Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison for failing to stop the killing of protesters during the uprising that ousted him, offering his opponents a measure of justice.

But he and his two sons were acquitted of corruption Saturday in a verdict that did not satisfy public demands for accountability after what the chief judge called 30 years of "darkness" under the old regime.

The mixed ruling set off street protests with protesters chanting: "The people want execution of the murderer."

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