Port Said, February 1, 2012. At the end of the Al Masry - Al Ahly match, hundreds of spectators storm the away stands. In a few minutes the number of dead and dying is in advance of seventy, whist the police stand by and watch...
The resumption of league football in Egypt this coming weekend, after a year’s suspension, remains in doubt after the declaration of a partial state of emergency following fatal weekend riots in the wake of the Port Said stadium verdicts.
The deaths of 74 fans at the end of an Egyptian league game in Port Said between Al Masry and champions Al Ahly, have led to accusations of sinister, politically-motivated forces at work in the country.