CBS News @CBSNews Hacker group Anonymous hijacks US gov't website to avenge suicide of Internet activist Aaron Swartz http://cbsn.ws/VBiV1p Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Buffer More 21 sentenced to death in Egypt soccer riot Army to deploy after 16 killed in Port Said unrest following sentencing of defendants for role in Feb. 2012 soccer violence CBS News @CBSNews · Follow Fans of the Egyptian football club Al-Ahly celebrate a court verdict that returned 21 death penalties in connection with one of the world's deadliest incidents of soccer violence, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. / AP PHOTO/KHALIL HAMRA 7 Comments / Shares/ 125 Tweets/ Stumble/ Email More + Last Updated 8:19 a.m. ET CAIROAn Egyptian court sentenced 21 people to death Saturday on charges related to one of the world's deadliest incidents of soccer violence, touching off an attempted jailbreak and a riot that killed 16 in the Mediterranean port city that is home to most of the defendants. The verdict follows deadly clashes between police and demonstrators on Friday, the second anniversary of the uprising that overthrew longtime leader Hosni Mubarak. Such cycles of violence, often lasting for weeks and costing dozens of lives, have occurred regularly over the past two years. Die-hard soccer fans from both teams, known as Ultras, hold the police at least partially responsible for the Port Said deaths and criticize Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi for doing little to reform the force. Al-Ahly Ultras in particular have been at the forefront of protests. But anger also is boiling in Port Said, where residents say they have been unfairly scapegoated. Immediately after the verdict, two police were shot dead outside Port Said's main prison when angry relatives tried to storm the facility to free the defendants. Police fired tear gas and...
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