In photos – many dead in riot between riot between fans of Egyptian football clubs Masry and al-Ahly
A RIOT at a football match in Egypt between Masry and al-Ahly has left many dead. Early reports put the number at 73. The BBC says 25. Right now, it;s guesswork.
Port Said side Masry won 3-1. And then violence came. Fans streamed on to the pitch, attacking secutoty , players and other fans.
The BBC’s Jon Leyne in Cairo says it fans had taken knives into the stadium.
The mayhem also focused renewed attention on the potential savagery of organized groups of die-hard fans, known here as ultras, who have emerged as a volatile component of Egyptian politics in the year of turmoil since Mr. Mubarak left power.
In all, 74 people have died and 248 more are injured.
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An Egyptian man stands against a wall with the Al-Ahly logo painted on it in front of the Al-Ahly club in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. Scores of Egyptian soccer fans were crushed to death while others were fatally stabbed or suffocated after being trapped in a long narrow corridor trying to flee rival fans armed with knives, clubs and stones, in the country's worst ever soccer violence that killed at least 74 people, witnesses and health officials said Thursday. Arabic on the wall reads, "Al-Ahly." (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Posted: 1st, February 2012 | In: Key Posts, Sports Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
