Rob Stott @Rob_Stott 74 people die in soccer riot. 21 get sentenced to death as a result. At least 30 killed in subsequent riots.http://au.sports.yahoo.com/football/news/article/-/15960282/clashes-as-egypt-sentences-21-to-death-in-football-riot-trial/ … View summary Reply Retweet Favorite Buffer More Deadly clashes in Egypt sparked by football verdicts AFPUpdated January 27, 2013, 7:10 am tweet1 Email Print Video Player Controls Play Mute Volume Down Volume Up Seek Back 5 seconds Seek Forward 5 seconds Next Video Open Info Open Hotkey Menu Deadly riots after football death sentences At least 30 people are dead after 21 supporters of a local football club were sentenced to death over a bloody stadium riot in the canal city. AFP ©Enlarge photo PORT SAID, Egypt (AFP) - Street clashes killed at least 30 people in Egypt's Port Said on Saturday after 21 supporters of a local football club were sentenced to death over a bloody stadium riot in the canal city. The violence comes a day after nine were killed in protests against President Mohamed Morsi on the second anniversary of Egypt's uprising against predecessor Hosni Mubarak, in the worst crisis Morsi has faced since taking power in June. Minutes after a Cairo court handed down the sentences against fans of Port Said side Al-Masry over the deaths of 74 people during post-match violence last February, protesters rampaged through the city, attacking police stations and setting tyres alight. Relatives of those condemned tried to storm the prison in Port Said where they are being held, leading to fierce clashes with security forces. Unidentified assailants used automatic weapons against police who responded with tear gas, witnesses said. At least 30 people died and 312 were wounded, the health ministry said. The interior ministry said two policemen were...
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