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At least 16 killed as Egyptian protests over football sentences turn deadly

At least 16 are killed in Port Said after 21 defendants are sentenced to death over clashes between rival fans last year Egyptian fans of Al Masry football club protest outside the Port Said prison against the death sentences of … read more »

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Why Africa’s biggest football club will give up the beautiful game

Simon Allison Al Ahly are very bitter because no justice has been done after scores of their number were killed in the worst incident of violence inside a stadium since Roman gladiators massacred slaves in arenas. You might think this … read more »

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Soccer riot: Egyptians demand justice

Cairo – Angry Egyptian soccer fans protested at the general prosecutor’s office on Wednesday in Cairo, demanding that authorities bring to court those responsible for soccer violence that left 74 people dead. Fans and activists said they would take matters … read more »

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Egypt fans, cops to blame for stadium deaths

Cairo – An Egyptian parliamentary inquiry into the deaths of 74 people in a soccer stadium disaster has found both fans and lax security to blame for the worst incident of its kind in the country’s history, the legislator leading … read more »

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Cairo clashes continue on 5th day

Cairo – One protester was killed on Monday in clashes with police outside Cairo’s security headquarters in the wake of deadly football violence and amid calls by activists for civil disobedience in Egypt. The latest death, announced by the health … read more »

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Clashes rage through the night in Cairo

Cairo – Protesters and police clashed again overnight outside Cairo’s security headquarters in the wake of deadly football violence and amid calls by activists for civil disobedience in Egypt. Police fired birdshot at demonstrators in roads leading to the interior … read more »

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Clashes in Cairo as Protests Enter day 4 in Pictures and Video

Egyptian protesters have clashed with police in the capital Cairo for a fourth straight day. The protesters are demanding an accelerated presidential election and early handover of power from the ruling military council to a civilian government. Hundreds of riot … read more »

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Death Toll in Latest Egypt Clashes Climbs to 11 (Videos & Pictures)

The number of people killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces in the wake of a deadly soccer riot rose to 11 on Saturday, according to a field doctor and a security official, as demonstrators in Cairo kept up their … read more »

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Ireland / Statement by the Tánaiste on the Deaths in Port Said

DUBLIN, Ireland, February 3, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Eamon Gilmore T.D., delivered the following statement today on the deaths yesterday in Port Said, Egypt. “I condemn unreservedly the appalling … read more »

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UN Secretary-General saddened by deaths, injuries after outbreak of violence at end of football match in Port Said, Egypt

NEW YORK, February 3, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is saddened by the death of more than 74 people and the injury of hundreds … read more »

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‘Invisible’ hand blamed for Egypt massacre

Cairo – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group whose party won the biggest bloc in recent parliamentary elections, said the deaths of 74 people in Egypt’s worst ever soccer violence had been orchestrated by an “invisible” hand. Angry politicians and … read more »

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Egyptian soccer riots: 73 dead, 1 000 hurt (Pictures & Video)

Cairo – Egyptian state TV has raised the death toll to 73 after fans of rival soccer teams rushed the field, hurling stones and sticks at each other and sparking a stampede. State TV cited the health ministry and says … read more »

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