At least 73 killed in Egyptian soccer riots

[trini123]

Nobody should hae to die going to a soccer match. This is crazy!


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[snowbird]

...."can't we all get along"?

[Sly1]

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The manager of the Al-Masry, Kamal Abu Ali, announced he also was resigning in protest.
"This is not about soccer. This is bigger than that. This is a plot to topple the state," he told the same station, using an often-cited allegation by the military against protesters.
It was the deadliest incident of soccer violence since Oct. 16, 1996, when at least 78 people died and 180 others were injured in a stampede at a stadium in Guatemala City before a World Cup qualifying match between Guatemala and Costa Rica.
The Port Said game was a face-off between two teams with a long history of fierce competition, Al-Masry, the home team, and Al-Ahly. Al-Ahly was runner-up for the Asian club title in 1986, its best finish.
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In this situation it seems as though politics could be involved. Sad though for the sport.

[lexbarker]

This is shocking to me. When I was in Egypt the people there seemed so friendly to each other. There is something more to this I think as some of the fans went armed.