(S (S (NP (BASENP (NNP Egypt) (POS 's)) (BASENP (NNP President) (NNP Hosni) (NNP Mubarak))) (VP (VP (VBD confirmed) (BASENP (DT these) (NNS reports))) (CONJP (COMMA ,) (CC but)) (VP (VP (VBD did) (RB not)) (VP (VB say) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how)) (S (BASENP (DT the) (NN government)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN validated) (NP (BASENP (NNP Al-Qaeda) (POS 's)) (NNS claims)))))))))) (PERIOD .))